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Lieutenant GEORGE THOMAS LYE

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Canadian Infantry

"C" Coy. 85th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 25 September 1918

Age 23 years old

Buried or commemorated at

FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS

VII. F. 51.

France

Private memorial, 5 foot granite, Casualty first inscription. Ackhill Baptist chapelyard is not situated in Presteigne itself but in Dolley Green 2.9 miles away.

Photographer: Phillip Jones

Slate headstone and immediate area in good condition. No issues.

Photographer: Andy Lee

CWGC HS Slate

Photographer: Philip Bufton

Slate CWGC Headstone set into kerb of family grave.

Photographer: Amanda Jones

Slate CWGC set on family plot surrounded by kerbs.

Photographer: Amanda Jones

  • Country of Service Canadian
  • Additional Info Son of Leonard and Lillian Lye, of 37 1/2, Allen St., Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Buried or commemorated at

FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 2688
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