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Sergeant JOHN COLTHART LYALL

Service Number: 526794
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Royal Air Force

240 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 30 June 1942

Age 26 years old

Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI

1. B. 17.

India

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Alexander Tolmie Lyall and Elizabeth Lyall, of Craigmillar, Edinburgh.
  • Personal Inscription LIFE'S RACE WELL RUN, LIFE'S WORK WELL DONE, LIFE'S CROWN WELL WON. NOW COMES REST
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Buried or commemorated at

MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI
India
Number of casualties: 860
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