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Rflemn. James Joseph Lynn
New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4th Btn. New Zealand Rifle Brigade
from:New Zealand
(d.13th Nov 1916)
James Lynn died of wounds on the 13th of November 1916, aged 23 and is buried in the Estaires Communal Cemetery, France. he was born 30 April 1893, in Hastings, New Zealand. He Enlisted 11/1/1916. Wounded 6/11/1916 and was admitted to 1st Australian CC station 8/11/1916 (GSW Shell).
Pte. John Lynn VC DCM.
British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:London
(d.2nd May 1915)
John Lynn served with the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1 and died from the effects of gas poisoning on the 2nd May 1915, aged 27. He is commemorated on the Vlamertinghe Churchyard Memorial within the Grootebeek British Cemetery in Belgium. Awarded the Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia). He was the foster son of Mrs. E. Harrison, of 20, Hindsley Place, Forest Hill, London
An extract from the London Gazette, dated 29th June, 1915, records the following:- For most conspicuous bravery near Ypres on 2nd May 1915. When the Germans were advancing behind their wave of asphyxiating gas, Pte. Lynn, although almost overcome by the deadly fumes, handled his machine gun with very great effect against the enemy, and when he could not see them he moved his gun higher up on the parapet, which enabled him to bring even more effective fire to bear, eventually checking any further advance. The great courage displayed by this soldier had a fine effect on his comrades in the very trying circumstances. He died from the effects of gas poisoning.
Sgt. John Edgar Lynn
British Army Army Ordnance Corps
from:Andover
(d.2nd Apr 1917)
John Lynn was an APC Armouer. He enlisted in Basingstoke in the Army Ordinance Corps and served at Gallipoli.
Pte. Alexander Lyon
British Army 5th Btn. D Company Seaforth Highlanders
from:Glasgow
(d.6th Sep 1917)
Alexander Lyon served with D Company, 5th Seaforth Highlanders.
Pte. Arthur Lancelot Lyon
British Army 51st Graduated Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:33 Bank Terrace, Hoghton Lane, Nr. Preston Lancashire
(d.27th September 1918)
Pte. Samuel Ignatius Lyon
British Army 10th (Scottish) Btn. King's Liverpool Regiment
from:125 Hornby Road, Blackpool
(d.20th Aug 1916)
I have long had in my possession the brass plaque recognising the death of my great uncle, Private Samuel Ignatius Lyon who enrolled 15th February 1916, aged 36yrs, to the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. In one place his war records show his birthplace as Scotland rather than Preston but we are unlikely to ever unravel the reason for that.
After a period of training Samuel Ignatius travelled, on 14th July 1916 Folkestone to Boulougne, is transferred to, and proceeded to, 13th Kings on 26th July and is said to have served in 'France and Flanders'. 25 days later he is dead. As part of 'The Big Push' started July 1st, various King's Liverpool battalions were involved in 5 separate attacks on Guillemont, just east of the Somme river, that eventually resulted in capturing the position at Guillemont on September 3rd. Records for the 13th Battalion show that, on the 16th Aug 1916, they made an attack on the village of Guillemont. The attack failed with heavy casualties due to poor preparation. One of the casualties was CSM John Burns, killed whilst leading his men in to the attack.
On August 16th Samuel is recorded as wounded in action at what probably is a Field Dressing Station. He reaches 5th Casualty Clearing Station at Corbie on 17th, then on to the 5th General Hospital at Rouen by 18th August shown with 'Wound Skull (Fracture)' and he dies on 20th August aged 37.
I have a photograph of his grave at St Sever Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery at Rouen, France, where more than 11,000 graves exist. At its base is an epitaph: 'In loving memory of our Sam from his mother, sisters and brothers'.
My Dad wanted to name me Paul Ignatius Lyon in respect of Sam but the initials put him off the idea.
L/Cpl. Eugene Lyons
British Army 6th Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Cork
(d.15th Feb 1918)
Pte. Francis Lyons
British Army Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:Preston, Yorkshire
(d.31st Oct 1914)
My great uncle Francis Lyons was born in Loftus in North Yorkshire and they moved to Preston. He was the younger brother of my grandma, Rachel Lyons, who married my grand-dad George Nicholls. His parents were Francis Lyons and Amelia Lyons nee Newbound. Francis was killed at Ypres on the 31st October 1914 and he his remembered at the Menin Gate.
It would be great to hear from anybody who could provide me with any further information
George Frederick Lyons
Royal Navy HMS Greenfly
My father served as a steward on the gunboat HMS Greenfly in Syria. We have learnt that this boat had a very eventful life in Mesopotamia. He rarely spoke but he did speak to us about his travels as he was sworn to secrecy. Hestated that, at one point, the gunboat was sold to the Arabs with a lot of loss of life, but later recaptured. Is there any truth in this or information you might have which would help our family who are compiling our family histories? Thank you in advance for your help.
L/Cpl. John Lyons
British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers
from:Batley, West Yorkshire
John Lyons enlisted at Dewsbury on the 10th August 1914 with the Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 20th November 1915 The Batley News reported the quick return home for Private John Lyons. The paper reported that he had been wounded in his left arm by shrapnel, at the foot of Hill 70, and was able to walk back to the clearing station, together with a Birstall man. On returning to England, 23 days after moving up to the front in September, he was being treated in a Warrington hospital.
No.23539 Corporal John Lyons transferred (sometime prior to 15th October 1916) to the 7th Royal Irish Fusiliers. On 20th November 1917 he received a 16th (Irish Brigade) Division certificate from Major General Hickie for gallant conduct and devotion in the field. (Tunnel Trench, Bullecourt/Fontaine Les Croissilies).
The fighting ended for Lance Corporal John Lyons (25) 24th March 1918 when he was shot through the front of the throat. The Bullet chipped the top of his spinal column before exiting the back of his neck. He was found wounded on the battlefield by the Germans and taken to a German Military Hospital in Stuttgart and when sufficiently recovered, he was exchanged with other invalid prisoners and returned to England. He was in a hospital in the south of England for quite a while convalescing. John was discharged on the 2nd April 1919 after serving 4 years 236 days, in consequence of being no longer physically fit for war service. John's discharge certificate gives his description as 5' 2 1/4'' tall, fresh complexion, grey eyes and fair hair.
Cpl. John Lyons
British Army 5th Btn. Connaught Rangers
(d.4th April 1915)
John Lyons is buried in the south-east part of the Ballina (Old League) Cemetery in Co. Mayo, Ireland.
Rflmn. John Lyons
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Morpeth Street, Belfast
John Lyons was born on 27th April 1898 at the family home in Jersey Street, Belfast. Whilst he has a battalion prefix and regimental number consistent with an enlistment early in the war, he was not deployed to the Western Front with 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in October 1915. He was deployed to 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at an unrecorded date after 31st of December 1915 and there is no evidence that he was involved in the Battle of Albert on 1st and 2nd July 1916. He later served with 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles and the Northern Whig edition of 18th of April 1918 reported that he had been wounded, probably in the Battle of St Quentin in March 1918.
L/Cpl. Leo Daniel Lyons
British Army 6th Btn. London Regiment
from:London
L/Cpl. Leo Daniel Lyons
British Army 6th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps
from:Highgate, London
Leo Lyons was born in London of Irish parents. He had two brothers, C J M Lyons who was a L/Cpl with the Artists Rifles and Frankie Murphy, a Private in the Gordon Highlanders who was killed in action at Avesnes Le Sec on the 13th of October 1918.
Leo was a L/Cpl in charge of a Lewis gun. He had signed up on the 9th of September 1914. He was wounded in the hand at Paschendaele and was demobbed in 1919.
L/Sgt. Matthew Lyons
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Belfast
(d.21st Mar 1918)
Pte. Maurice Lyons
British Army Cheshire Regiment
from:Tipperary (Galboola)
My Father Maurice Lyons served in World War 1 with the Cheshire Regiment. he served in France and Belgium and then in Salonika from 1916. Later he should have gone to India, but I am not sure if he did or not. I have tried to find his name and his brother John who also served but no record shows up, even though we had confirmation in writing many years ago which has been mislaid. He was well known to the British Legion, Irish Branch, post war. I would love if anyone can direct me to the place where I can get details.
Pte. Patrick Lyons
British Army Royal Irish Regiment
(d.26th Oct 1914)
Patrick Lyons was 32 when he died and is buried in the north-east part of the Ballingarry Old Graveyard in Co. Tipperary, Ireland.
Lt. Richard Clarke Lyons MC, MID.
British Army 157th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
from:North Wales
Richard Lyons was Mentioned in Despatches three times.
Pte. S. Lyons
Canadian Army 8th Btn.
from:Carnglass, Dervock
(d.25th April 1915)
Pte. T. Lyons
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Wallsend
T Lyond was discharged in 1917 after suffering Shellshock
Pte. W. Lyons
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Benwell
Pte. William Denis Lyons
British Army 1st/6th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
(d.5th Sep 1917)
William Lysons died on the 5th of September 1917 and is buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery in France. He was the son of John Sebastian and Lily May (nee Hollingsworth) Lyons
Cpl. William Henry Lyons
British Army 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:57 Laburnum St, Seedly, Manchester
(d.21st Aug 1918)
William Lyons was born in 1881 in Salford, his mother was Alice Jane and his father James Lyons. William was their only child and became a maker-up of book cloth.
William served in the 1st Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment during WW1 and died in action on the 21st August 1918. He was buried Pernes British Cemetery, in France.
Pte. J. Lyttle
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. John Lyttle
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
(d.1st Jul 1916)
Pte. John Lyttle
British Army 10th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
from:Londonderry
(d.1st July 1916)
Lt. John Lyttle
Royal Navy HMS Duke of Albany
from:Fleetwood, Lancs
My grandfather, John Lyttle, was on the Duke of Albany which was taken into the Navy in 1914 as an armed boarding steamer, stopping neutral shipping to search for contraband headed for Germany despite the blockade. She was torpedoed on 25th August 1916 off the Pentland Skerries by UB27. Many crew died but he survived and lived through a second torpedo sinking in 1918 on the Lord Charlemont. We have a cup, saucer and plate monogrammed 'HMS Duke of Albany' with my grandfather's initials JL in gold on the cup.
Interestingly, my great grandfather, Robert Lyttle, who sailed in the same ferry company that had the Duke of Albany built in 1907, also sailed in this ship. We have his Master's certificate from 1885 and the licenses starting in 1892 he held for taking specified ships across the Irish Sea. The last ship on that list is the Duke of Albany.
Rflmn. Richard Sadler Lyus
British Army 6th Btn. London Regiment
from:Holborn, London
(d.25th May 1915)
In the 1901 census, Richard Lyus was a private in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and went to South Africa. By trade he was a printers warehousman. Richard was killed in the Battle of Festubert by a shell that also wounded his company's captain. He left a wife and four children.
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