- SURNAME
Lyon
- FORENAME
Ivan
- UNIT
SRD (SOE Australia)
- RANK
Lieutenant Colonel
- NUMBER
66175
- DATE OF DEATH
16th October 1944
- AGE
29
- GRAVESITE
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore 27.A.14
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
parent unit Gordon Highlanders
born 17.8.1915 Kent
educated Harrow and RMC Sandhurst
son of Brig-Gen.Francis, CB, CMG, CVO, DSO and Winifred Jane Lyon
husband of Gabrielle (nee Bouvier) Lyon, Farnham, Surrey
father-in-law was French Governor of Poulo Condore Prison
awards D.S.O., M.B.E.
Op.Rimau - KIA Soreh Island, Riouw Archipelago, Indonesia
DATE OF DEATH:
16-Oct-1944AWARD:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/lyon-ivan.30227/WEB LINKS:
• https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C234356FINDAGRAVE:
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