LYONS, John Gordon
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Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit / Base:
50ME Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Black Watch
Service:
Army
Service Number:
2763806
P.O.W. number:
251974
P.O.W. camps:
Born:
Thursday, September 20, 1917
John Lyons enlisted into the 2nd Battalion Black Watch on 9 October 1939, civil occupation Fitter and Turner. He later volunteered for the Commandos. Lance Corporal Lyons, No.50 Middle East Commando, was reported missing during operations on the occupied Greek island of Kastellorizo, later found to be a prisoner of war having been captured on 28 February 1941.
Sources
Casualty Lists WO417/23 and WO417/97.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 (Stalag 4C) and WO392/21 (Campo 78).
50 Me Cdo Casualty List 25th-28th Feb. 1941 (War Office Oct 1941) Ref. GRO2E/1188/69C.
Prisoners of War / National Archives file WO392/1 (Stalag 4C) and WO392/21 (Campo 78).
50 Me Cdo Casualty List 25th-28th Feb. 1941 (War Office Oct 1941) Ref. GRO2E/1188/69C.
Dir. of Mil. Int.: Liberated Prisoner of War Interrogation Questionnaire 1945/6 / National Archives file WO344/192/2.
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