Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Pioneer Richard Mark Lyon, Royal Engineers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (72851 Sapr., 2/A. Sig. Coy. R.E.); 1914-15 Star (72851 Pnr., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (72851 Pnr., R.E.) very fine (4) £280-320

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 13 September 1918.

Richard Mark Lyon was born in 1895, the second child of Thomas and Alice Lyon of Jackson Place, St. Savior, Leeds. He enlisted as a Signal Lad in the Royal Engineers on 23 March 1915, aged 15 years. On 12 June 1915 he embarked for the Base Signal Depot in France, joining the Second Army H.Q. Signal Company on 17 July 1915. Awarded the Military Medal on 10 September 1918. Transferred to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 23 June 1919, giving 22 Oxley Street, Leeds, as his intended address. With copied service papers, gazette and census extracts.