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Name | LYONS – Michael |
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Regiment (s) | 68th Light Infantry and 49th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1517 – 68th Regiment 3507 – 49th Regiment |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th March 1839 / 19 years / Tralee Kerry Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | None Indicated |
Length of Service | 15 years 173 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Possibly Crimean and Crimean Turkish |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
Pension Districts | 1855 Tralee 1860 Galway 1860 Galway 1862-1872 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Glainbugh Killorglin Kerry Ireland |
Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Siblings | Not yet known |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KELLY Mary |
Date/Place of Marriage | 5th September 1864 St. Patrick’s Fremantle WA |
Children by 1st Wife | Patrick b 27 March 1867 Fremantle Western Australia Bp 28 March 1867 Stephan Thomas b 26 December 1868 Fremantle WA Bp 6 January 1869 Mary B 11 August 1870 Fremantle Western Australia Bp 21 August 1870 Margaret b 27 October 1871 Fremantle Western Australia Bp 29 October 1871 Mary Minnie born 1872 Died 1872 aged 1 month |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Margaret Kelly |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Warder Hospital Compounder Convict establishment |
Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 29 June 1872 page 3 Lengthy article about the suicide of Michael Lyons from the effects of ingestion of strychnine and inhalation of Chloroform Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 17th July 1872 – page 2 |
Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd June 1872 Western Australia Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | Reason for discharge stated in medical section of WO97 “loss of power in left arm from gunshot wound to shoulder” 1851 Muster Roll covering period January to March shows stationed Malta. He transferred from the 68th to the 49th at Valetta Malta 3rd April 1854. His pension was paid from the Patriotic Fund which indicates he was wounded at Crimea. |