LYONS, John Thomas
| Service Number: | 150 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murchison, Victoria, Australia, 27 February 1898 |
| Home Town: | Murchison, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 19 May 1915, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row:D, Grave:11, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 150, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 150 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-19 | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 150, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Sydney onboard Transport A14 “Euripides” |
WW1
The information provided has been published (2019) in the book "The Lost Boys" written by Paul Byrnes. Details for John Lyons are written at pages 30-48.
Submitted 24 August 2022 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Jeffery Lyons
John Thomas Lyons was born on 27 February 1898 in Murchison, Victoria, the first child of Elizabeth Hannah Ramsay, age 23, and John Thomas Lyons, age 24. He was the oldest brother of Victor 13, Fred 12, Walter 10, Bessie 8, Gordon 6, James 5, Edmond 3, Eileen 2 and baby Valerie.
At age 16 John enlisted in the 3rd Battalion Australian Imperial Force 3rd September 1914, service number 150, stating his age as 19 years 2 months. He stated Victor as his next of kin when he enlisted. John embarked from Sydney onboard Transport A14 “Euripides” on 20th October 1914.
Seven months later John Thomas Lyons died on 19 May 1915 at the Dardanelles, Strait of Gallipoli, Turkey, when he was 17 years. He was buried at the 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery in Gallipoli Turkey.
Johns family received his medals, 1914/15 Star medal, British War medal and Victory medal.
The photo was taken in 1914, the same year he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force.
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