Regimental number | 3226 |
Place of birth | Cooktown, Queensland |
School | St Joseph's (Catholic) College, Nudgee via Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Civil servant |
Address | 'Truro', Standring Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Georgina Lyons, 'Truro', Standring Street, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3226A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was the youngest son of the late Mr M A Lyons who was the very highly respected Town Clerk and Accountant to The Town Council of Cooktown from the year 1883 to November 1909. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Wytschaete, Belgium (Battle of Messines) |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Derry House Cemetery No. 2 (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 7), Wytschaete, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Mary LYONS, "Sums", Glen Road, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Cooktown, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother of Gunner H P C Lyons. First cousin to Captain Leon Lyons, Major Cyril Corser and Lt Herbert Corser, also to the Pte George Porter. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |