We remember Benjamin Lyon

We remember Benjamin Lyon

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Faldingworth, Lincolnshire United Kingdom Source:8772599 20th June 1894
1914
enlistment Wragby, Lincolnshire United Kingdom Source:8772602 29th August 1914
1914
employment Waggoner United Kingdom Source:8772602 4th September 1914
1915
hospitalisation Septic leg Hospital/Institution Source:8772602 8th March 1915 - 20th March 1915
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8772602 8th June 1916 - 11th October 1916
1916
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8772602 26th June 1916 - 12th October 1917
1916
hospitalisation Contusions Hospital/Institution Source:8772602 12th October 1916 - 9th December 1916
1917
missing Source:8772602 12th October 1917
service British Army Private 10882 Lincolnshire Regiment Source:2735989
1917
death Source:7402798 12th October 1917
burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7402798

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Benjamin
Initials B
Last Name Lyon
Source 2735989
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 10882 Lincolnshire Regiment Private
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Emma Charlotte Lyon mother
James Cooper Lyon father
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fair Blue Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-04 5'7"
Religion
DateReligionSource
1914-09-04 Methodist

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Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Baptism register for All Saint's Church, Faldingworth, Lincolnshire Jill21404
British Army WW1 Service Records 1914-1920 Jill21404

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