LYONS, Frederick Norman
| Service Number: | 3964 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 23 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Surry Hills Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, France, 11 July 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Hazebrouck Communal Cemetery, France Plot III, Row G, Grave No. 32. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR HUSBAND AT REST |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3964, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3964, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3964, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3964, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3964 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-11 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Frederick Norman Lyons was the son of Fredrick and Maria Elizabeth Lyons of Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales. He and his two brothers all enlisted in the 19th Battalion during late 1915.
Frederick had married Jane Veronica during 1912 and he was the father of a three-year-old son when he enlisted. He was a good athlete and a member of the South Sydney Harriers.
Frederick arrived in Egypt on 26 February 1916, transferred to the 55th Battalion during April 1916 and arrived in France on 29 June 1916. He fell sick less than a week later, and was admitted to the 12th Casualty Clearing Station on 5 July 1916. He was dangerously ill for several days and died in France on 11 July 1916.
His younger brother, 4306 Pte. Reginald Laurence Lyons 5th Australian Machine Gun Company died of wounds in Belgium on 4 October 1917, aged 24.
Another younger brother, 4569 Pte. Raymond Alfred Lyons 19th Battalion AIF, was returned to Australia for family reasons during 1918, after two years’ service. His mother, Maria, having lost two sons, wrote directly to General Birdwood pleading for her surviving son to be returned to Australia. Birdwood quickly obliged and Alfred Lyons left England August 1918.
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