LYONS, Frederick James
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Rank:
Private
Unit / Base:
2 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)
East Surrey Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
6469624
Died :
Monday, October 9, 1944
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
29
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Private Frederick Lyons died during operations at Sarande, Albania. Son of Agnes Lyons; husband of Irene Lyons, of Southsea, Hampshire.
No 2 Commando War Diary
"9th Oct'44. Sarande - 3 troop moving round left flank come upon enemy positions suddenly. Heavy spandau and rifle grenade fire. Capt. Parsons MC is hit. Lt Coyle takes over but is hit in the leg. Moves forward again but is killed by grenade."
No 2 Commando War Diary
"Revd. Banting takes party from 3 Tp. to bury Capt. Parsons, Lieut. Coyle, Gnr. Clarke, and Pte. Lyons." The next sentence in the War Diary relates to the Padre, "After burial he moved fwd. to bury German dead in the same posn., but is blown up on a mine. Stretcher party finds he has died of wounds - carried back to Sarande by M.O. before nightfall."
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/84.
Queens Royal Regiment, Register of transfers ins / Surrey History Centre ref 7791/1/2/12.
East Surry Regiment, Registers of transfer ins / Surrey History Centre ref 7791/2/2/08.
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