Alfred Ivan LYON

LYON, Alfred Ivan

Service Number: 2864
Enlisted: 19 April 1913
Last Rank: Leading Seaman
Last Unit: HMAS Australia (I) WW1
Born: Northam, WA, 18 March 1896
Home Town: Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

19 Apr 1913: Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 2864, HMAS Australia (I) WW1
19 Apr 1913: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 2864, HMAS Cerberus (Shore)

World War 2 Service

19 Apr 1913: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 2864
28 Apr 1920: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Leading Seaman, 2864

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Charlotte LYON of George Road, Geraldton, WA.

He served with the Royal Australian Navy for seven years, taking part in the operations in East Africa from February to October, 1915, on the H.M.A.S. Pioneer. He was in the North Sea from the 10th March, 1916 to the 17th August, 1917, on the H.M.A.S. Australia, and from then until the signing of the Armistice on the H.M.A.S. Melbourne.