Life story: John Lyons | Lives of the First World War

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1886

birth Kilsheelan, County Tipperary Ireland Source:8688678 Source:8688674 9th April 1886

1905

employment Agricultural Labourer Ireland Source:8688678 9th February 1905

1905

enlistment Waterford Ireland Source:8688678 9th February 1905

1905

service British Army Private 8534 Royal Irish Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8688678 9th February 1905 - 31st October 1912

1905

location Clonmel, County Tipperary Ireland military residence address Source:8688678 10th February 1905 - 20th May 1905

1905

location Fermoy Ireland military residence address Source:8688678 20th May 1905 - 14th September 1906

1906

location Buttevant, County Cork Ireland military residence address Source:8688678 14th September 1906 - 21st November 1906

1906

location Agra, United Provinces India military residence address Source:8688678 21st November 1906 - 31st October 1912

1909

hospitalisation Enteric Fever - Typhoid B Hospital/Institution Source:8688678 19th February 1909 - 20th July 1909

1911

location Agra, United Provinces India military residence address Source:8688680 2nd April 1911

1914

location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:9053181 11th August 1914

1914

service British Army Private 8534 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8688678 13th August 1914 - 6th September 1914

1914

missing He was recorded as missing between 23rd and 26th August 1914 and then recorded as "missing assumed dead" on 26th August 1914 Source:8688678 23rd August 1914 - 26th August 1914

1914

death Killed in Action Private Lyons was recorded as "missing" between the 23rd and 26th August and then "missing presumed dead" on 26th August. This suggests he was probably killed in action at Mons. He has no known grave. the vicinity of Mons Belgium Source:8688678 26th August 1914

burial La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Seine-et-Marne France Source:7447072

sibling Mary Lyons Source:8688678

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	John
Initials	J
Last Name	Lyons
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Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
Agra, United Provinces	India	military residence address	known 2nd April 1911
Agra, United Provinces	India	military residence address	21st November 1906 - 31st October 1912
Buttevant, County Cork	Ireland	military residence address	14th September 1906 - 21st November 1906
Clonmel, County Tipperary	Ireland	military residence address	10th February 1905 - 20th May 1905
Fermoy	Ireland	military residence address	20th May 1905 - 14th September 1906
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport	United Kingdom	military residence address	known 11th August 1914

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	8534	Royal Irish Regiment	2nd Battalion	Private
British Army	8534	Royal Irish Regiment	1st Battalion	Private

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Ann Lyons	mother
John Lyons	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Mary Lyons	sister

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fresh	Blue	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1905-08-09	5'6"

Media

Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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Kilsheelan, Clonmel, County Tipperary.

Kilsheelan, near Clonmel, County Tipperary where John Lyons was born in 1885

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Agra Fort, India

Agra Fort, India. John Lyons was stationed in India with the Royal Irish Regiment at the time of the 1911 census

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Buttevant Military Barracks, County Cork

Buttevant Military Barracks where John Lyons was based in 1906

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The Depot at Clonmel

The Depot at Clonmel. John Lyons was based in Clonmel for a few weeks immediately after enlisting.

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge

WW1 Royal Irish Regiment cap badge

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SS Herschel

SS Herschel, the ship which transported the Royal Irish Regiment across the channel to France. They disembarked in Boulogne on 14th August 1914.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The Memorial to the Royal Irish Regiment at Mons overlooks the ground on which the 2nd Battalion fought on the 23rd August 1914. It was unveiled by Lord Ypres on 11th November 1923.

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2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.

The plaque at the base of the Mons memorial to the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment. The memorial was unveiled on 11th November 1923 at La Bascule crossroads.

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force.

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Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche

Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche on the site of the former Chateau Gendebien which was used as a Red Cross hospital at the time of the Battle of Mons

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The Battle of Mons

Map of the Battle of Mons from The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment, Vol. II (drawn by Major St.Leger)

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LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL

The La Ferté-sous-Jouarre Memorial commemorates 3,740 officers and men of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) who fell at the battles of Mons, Le Cateau, the Marne and the Aisne between the end of August and early October 1914 and have no known graves...The memorial was designed by George H. Goldsmith, a decorated veteran of the Western Front, and unveiled by Sir William Pulteney, who had commanded the III Corps of the BEF in 1914, on 4 November 1928. (From CWGC Cemetery Details)

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The area to the east of Mons

The area around the hospital and cemetery, to the east of Mons, where the Royal Irish Regiment first came in contact with the enemy

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Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.

The road south on the western edge of Bois La Haut, Mons. The Royal Irish Regiment were hotly pursued down this road by the Germans on the afternoon of the 23rd August 1914.

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Maison Communale, Hyon

The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

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A typical pave (pa-vay) road

The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

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St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium

St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium, where 65 unknown British soldiers are buried

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier

Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

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The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport

Raglan Barracks, Devonport, where the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment was based prior to their embarkation for France in August 1914.

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Kilworth Camp, Fermoy, 1904

The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment, Kilworth Camp, Fermoy, 1904

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The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery

The road running along the eastern edge of Mons Communal Cemetery down which the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment retreated on the 23rd August 1914

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The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery

The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery close to where a half platoon of B Company of the Royal Irish Regiment, under Lieutenant F.C.Ferguson, was placed covering the exit between the hospital and the cemetery.

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La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium

La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium, where a small detachment of the Royal Irish Regiment held out for hours against a superior enemy force. The memorial to the 2nd Battalion, a Celtic cross, was unveiled in 1923 at the crossroads and is clearly visible in this photo.

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The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon

The 3rd position of A Company at around 5.30 pm 23rd August 1914 on a small bridge over La Trouille near Hyon, Mons.

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Maison Communale, Hyon

The Maison Communale in Hyon, which was the 8th Brigade's Headquarters on 23rd August 1914.

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A typical pave (pa-vay) road

The pave (pa-vay) road along which the Royal Irish Regiment hurriedly retreated with the Germans close behind around 6pm on 23rd August 1914, Mons, Belgium. These roads were hard on the feet of the retreating soldiers of the BEF, especially those reservists whose feet had grown soft and had not had sufficient time to grow accustomed to day-after-day of hard marching.

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4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914

The field which was the 4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914, where they were attacked by the Germans at dusk.

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Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery

Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery where 3 soldiers of the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment are buried: Second Lieutenant John Denys Shine, Lance Corporal John Finn and Private Edward Comber.

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Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers

Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers buried in St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons

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Communities

2nd Battalion Royal Irish Regiment from August to October 1914

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription	Patrick63223
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription	Patrick63223
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Patrick63223

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922	Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy	Patrick63223
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914”	Patrick63223

Multimedia

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
Kilsheelan, Clonmel, County Tipperary.	Patrick63223
Agra Fort, India	Patrick63223
Buttevant Military Barracks, County Cork	Patrick63223
The Depot at Clonmel	Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge	Patrick63223
SS Herschel	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
2nd Battalion R.I.Rgt. Memorial, Mons.	Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
Restaurant Leon on Chausee de Binche	Patrick63223
The Battle of Mons	Patrick63223
LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL	Patrick63223
The area to the east of Mons	Patrick63223
Rue Leon Save, Mons, Belgium.	Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon	Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road	Patrick63223
St Symphorien Military Cemetery, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment Soldier	Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport	Patrick63223
Kilworth Camp, Fermoy, 1904	Patrick63223
The road along the eastern edge of the cemetery	Patrick63223
The entrance to Mons Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
La Bascule crossroads, Mons, Belgium	Patrick63223
The bridge over La Trouille near Hyon	Patrick63223
Maison Communale, Hyon	Patrick63223
A typical pave (pa-vay) road	Patrick63223
4th position of the RIRgt on 23rd August 1914	Patrick63223
Mons (Bergen) Communal Cemetery	Patrick63223
Unknown Royal Irish Regiment soldiers	Patrick63223

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