Fred Thomas Lyle died in the sinking of the Otranto, a luxury liner pressed into service as a troopship.  It was torpedoed by a German submarine. He was originally buried in Scotland.

  • Rank: Private First Class
  • Date of birth:
  • 23 July 1891
  • Date of death: 6 October 1918
  • County: Hamilton
  • Hometown: Sale Creek
  • Service Branch: Army
  • Division/Assignment: September Automatic Replacement Draft, Coastal Artillery Corps, Fort Screven, Georgia
  • Theater: Europe
  • Conflict: World War I
  • Burial/Memorial Location: Chattanooga National Cemetery, Chattanooga, TN
  • Location In Memorial: Pillar III, Middle Panel
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