Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Rozieres Churchyard, Rozieres-Sur-Crise | 12 | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.128 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 24B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | British War Medal Victory Medal | ||
Early Life :
Born Maidstone, Kent. Married Jeanette Lindsey 21st September, 1907 at St Andrews Church, Earlsfield.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 1/Royal Irish Fusiliers |
1st Battalion August 1914 : at Shorncliffe. Part of 10th Brigade in 4th Division. Moved to York and on 18 August to Harrow. 23 August 1914 : landed at Boulogne. 3 August 1917 : transferred to 36th (Ulster) Division and on 24 August to 107th Brigade. 8 February 1918 : transferred to 108th Brigade in same Division. |
| Action : The Battle of the Aisne 1914 and subsidiary actions |
12 - 15 September 1914. Following the defeat and retreat from the Marne, the German army stood and defended the next defensible river, the Aisne. This offered significant defensive potential on the high bluffs overlooking the river but the BEF succeeded in pushing back the Germans. The first examples of trench warfare emerged on the Aisne as trenches became necessary to offer protection from concentrated artillery barrages.
Detail :
10271 Staff Sergeant Leonard Bernard Lyons. Formerly 6305, Royal Fusiliers. Died of Wounds. A professional soldier and one of the "Old Contemptibles" that highly professional army that was all but destroyed by the end of 1914.
He is captured on the 1911 census as a Sergeant serving with the 1st Princess Victoria's, (Royal Irish Fusiliers) Battalion and barracked at St Lucia Barracks, Bordon, Hampshire. The record of his death show his rank as Sergeant and that he was 2nd Battalion.
For his service in the Great War he was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Castle No. 1436 E.C. | East Kent |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th April 1913 | 13th May 1913 | 14th July 1913 |
Listed as a 30 year old Staff Sergeant based at Shorncliffe at the time of his initiation in 1913. His short war service and participation in the war is recorded by just one w.s. followed immediately by the annotation "Died from wounds Sep/14."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley