LYON, Andrew Wallace
| Service Number: | 427522 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School, Perth, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Yugoslavia, 4 January 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Belgrade War Cemetery, Serbia 10A D 8 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mosman Park Memorial Rotunda, Peppermint Grove St Columba's Presbyterian Church Cottesloe WWII Honour Board, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Honour Board |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 427522 | |
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| 19 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 427522 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Lambert
WARS CLAIMED FATHER, SON
In 1914 there were two people bearing the name of Andrew Wallace Lyon. By the end of World War I there was only one.
But he too was claimed—by World War II.
The first, the father, joined the A.I.F. and was killed in action in France. He left a widow and a son. Twenty years later his son, the second Andrew Wallace Lyon, enlisted in the R.AA.F. Towards the end of the war he and his crew were sent on a supply dropping mission over Yugoslavia. From that mission he never returned. His widow and family are still in W.A. The first Andrew Wallace Lyon has his name written on the State War Memorial. It is to put the name of the second Andrew Wallace Lyon, and many other names on the extension of the State War Memorial that the extension committee are asking for 20,000 pounds. Donations towards the cost of extending the memorial can be made to the R.S.L. at Anzac House or to the cashier at the Daily News.