Albert John LYONS

1908 - 1990  (82 years)

• Name	Albert John LYONS  [1]
  Birth	1 Jan 1908	20 Wemyss Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia   [3]
  	Document doesnt give the suburb [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	18 Oct 1939
  	Railway Porter, according to army documents.
  Residence	1986	245 Swann Rd, Taringa, QLD, Australia   [4]
  	Informant for his wifes' (Ruth) death
  Death	26 May 1990
  Person ID	I2633	treeno1
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	James Charles LYONS,   b. 1852, London, England d. 11 Jan 1921, Waterloo, NSW, Australia (Age 69 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Annie Maria KELLY,   b. 1880, Carlton, VIC, Australia d. 13 Jun 1964, Redfern, NSW, Australia (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	16 Dec 1903	Melbourne, Vic, Australia
  Family ID	F604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Lillian GREEN,   b. 1912, Sydney, NSW, Australia d. 16 Mar 1986, 245 Swann Rd, Taringa, QLD, Australia (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1963	Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  Notes	Had no children according to Ruths Death certificate [4]
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jan 1908 - 20 Wemyss Street, Marrickville, NSW, Australia Marriage - 1963 - Brisbane, QLD, Australia Residence - Informant for his wifes' (Ruth) death - 1986 - 245 Swann Rd, Taringa, QLD, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  MILITARY SERVICE Rank - Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Years of service 1930 - 1963 Army Number NP2623 Name Albert John Lyons Enlisted 14 February 1930, Paddington Sydney NSW Next of kin Mother, Mrs Annie Lyons, 17 Beaumont St Roseberry Sydney NSW Date of birth 1 January 1908, Sydney NSW Age 22 Religion Roman Catholic Occupation Railway Porter Rank Private 1930 ? 1936 Corporal 1936 ? 1937 Sergeant 1937 ? 1938 Warrant Officer II 1938 ? 1939 Commissioned 15 December 1939 Discharged Date 31 March 1940 Reason Join the Second Australian Infantry Force (O/Seas War Service) Weapon Proficiency Ranking Rifle Class II Bren Class II Overseas War Service Middle East July 1940 ? April 1942 United Kingdom April 1942 ? September 1942 Middle East September 1942 ? November 1942 South Pacific August 1943 ? August 1944 Awarded 1939/45 Star African Star Pacific Star Defence Medal War Medal Australian Service Medal Greek War medal Ceased secondment to AIF Date 30 June 1947 Rank Major Reason Cessation of hostilities Army Service Number 1/18 Post Hostilities Seconded to Interim Army, 1 July 1947 Promotions Lieutenant 7 August 1948 Captain 23 October 1950 Major 4 May 1951 War Service Appointments 1st Anti Tank Regiment 113th Light Anti Aircraft Regiment Officer Commanding 551st Light Anti Aircraft Battery Service Appointments Quartermaster The Royal Military College Duntroon Brigade Major 11th Brigade Area Staff Officer Command Headquarters 1st Cadet Brigade Regimental Duties 11th National Service Training Battalion Administration Officer Jungle Training Centre, Canungra Qld Quartermaster General 1st Battalion, Royal Queensland Regiment Awards Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal Member British Empire 13 June 1957 Retired 2 January 1963 Granted rank of Lieutenant Colonel by Governor General Medals Order of the British Empire 1939-1945 Star Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal 1939-1945, Australian Service Medal Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal Unattached - Greece campaign for land operations 1940-1941.

  
  

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• Sources

  [S53] NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration, (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0), 1908. Albert John LYONS birth certificate [S53] NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration, (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0), 1908. Albert John LYONS birth [S53] NSW Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration, (https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search?0), 1908. Albert John LYONS birth certificate. [S207] QLD register of BMD, (https://www.qld.gov.au/law/births-deaths-marriages-and-divorces/family-history-research/), 1986. Ruth Lillian Lyons (Nee GREEN) Death