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BORN 1823
DIED 20 April 1867 AGE 44
VC Won 10 June 1855 AGE 32
Place VC Won Sebastopol, Crimea
War/Campaign Crimean War
Name John Lyons No. 1051
VC Issue No. 73 Awards VC
Regiment 19th Regiment
Later Green Howards
Now 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Regiment - Pending defence cuts
Rank VC Won Private
Rank End Of Career Corporal
Place Of Birth Carlow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
Place Of Death Naas, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Buried/Location Ashes Location unknown, Co. Kildare, Ireland
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 24 February 1857
VC Presented 26 June 1857 by Queen Victoria at Hyde Park, London, England
Memorials
P Lyons Road, Richmond, Yorkshire
By The Way…
Picture of John Lyons is believed to have been taken after his death
VC Held By
Green Howards Regiment Museum, Trinity Church Square, The Market Place, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Whilst in a trench before Sebastopol, a live shell landed in amongst the guard. Without hesitation, he threw it over the parapet, thus saving lives.
