Orders, Decorations and Medals

Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5357 S. Mjr. R. Lyon, Ches. R.) slight edge bruise to reverse, nearly very fine £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of medals awarded to those having the surname 'Lyon'.

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M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919.

Robert Arthur Lyon joined the 1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment in 1896, and remained with the Colours until he was discharged from the Army as medically unfit, in December 1919. He served in India, December 1898-November 1904. With the onset of the Great War, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war as a Company Quartermaster Serjeant on 16 August 1914 but was back in England on 29 August and after a spell of hospital treatment in Sheffield was detailed for duty at the Depot, Chester Castle for a while. He returned to France in September 1915-April 1917 and became Regimental Serjeant-Major of the 1st Battalion. In April 1917 he was posted R.S.M. of the 3rd Battalion in England, and in December 1917, R.S.M. of the 15th Battalion in France. Whilst serving with them he was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in action and was treated for shell concussion in July 1918. He returned to the U.K. in April 1919, was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. by Army Order 130 of April 1919 and was invalided out of the service in December 1919.

With a quantity of copied service papers and other research. In addition to the above, Lyon was awarded the Military Medal; 1914 Star; British War and Victory Medals and Silver War Badge.