Michael Stephen LYONS

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Service Number:	VX33432
Enlisted:	1 July 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	No. 1 Independent Company
Born:	Trentham, Victoria, Australia, 26 September 1916
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial

1 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX33432
7 Dec 1941:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX33432, No. 1 Independent Company, Australia's Northern Periphery, Kaveing New Ireland
3 Feb 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX33432, No. 1 Independent Company, Prisoners of War, Lost on the Montevideo Maru 1 Jul 42

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