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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mr. LYONS (son of Arthur Howard LYONS and Miss DENGATE).

    Family/Spouse: Miss CAMPBELL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Arthur Howard LYONS was born on 19 Sep 1927 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia (son of Ernest Thomson LYONS and Sarah Jane TORRENS); died on 1 Nov 1988 in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia.

    Arthur married Miss DENGATE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Miss DENGATE
    Children:
    1. 1. Mr. LYONS
    2. Miss LYONS
    3. Mr. LYONS
    4. Miss LYONS


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ernest Thomson LYONS was born on 18 Apr 1889 in Egremont, Cheshire, United Kingdom (son of Capt. William Henry LYONS and Mary Agnes THOMSON); died on 14 Jun 1972 in Tampworth, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Lawn Cemetery, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.

    Notes:

    Ernest Thomson Lyons enlisted on 19 February 1915 in the 19th Battalion, D Company, Australian Imperial Force, with the rank of. Private. He became rapidly sergeant in the 5th Australian Machine Gun Company (First World War). Awarded with the Military Medal.
     “For conspicuous bravery in charge of a machine gun in the attack on the Hindenburg Line near Bullecourt, when he took a position about 100 yards from the enemy line and succeeded in inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.” (Recommendation date: 13 May 1917)
     “Sergeant LYONS was in charge of a machine gun in the attack on the HINDENBURG LINE on 3rd May near BULLECOURT. While our Infantry withdrew he took a position about 100 yards from the enemy line on the flank of the Brigade covering the writhdrawal. He remained in this position throughout the operation, despite very heavy hostile shelling, inflicting very heavy casualties on the enemy and materially assisting the ultimate consolidation of the position. He handled his gun excellently and showed great coolness and courage throughout the operations.” Source: Commonwealth Gazette No. 189 Date: 8 November 1917/
     Promotions: 2nd Lieutenant (1 Jun 1918) ; Lieutenant (6 Dec. 1918)

    Ernest married Sarah Jane TORRENS in 1920 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Sarah was born in 1894 in Dungannon, Ireland; died on 5 Feb 1943 in Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Jane TORRENS was born in 1894 in Dungannon, Ireland; died on 5 Feb 1943 in Australia.
    Children:
    1. Helen Margaret LYONS was born on 27 Feb 1923 in Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia; died on 7 Aug 2009 in Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. 2. Arthur Howard LYONS was born on 19 Sep 1927 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; died on 1 Nov 1988 in Hillston, New South Wales, Australia.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Capt. William Henry LYONS was born in Jul 1837 in Sackville, Westmorland, New Brunswick (son of Capt. David LYONS and Jane Bamford DIXON); died on 12 Nov 1911 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

    William married Mary Agnes THOMSON in 1873. Mary was born on 9 Feb 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom; died on 30 Apr 1940 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Mary Agnes THOMSON was born on 9 Feb 1854 in Liverpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom; died on 30 Apr 1940 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
    Children:
    1. Jane Henry LYONS was born on 10 Oct 1875 in Seacombe, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 22 Nov 1969 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
    2. Harry LYONS was born on 22 Apr 1877 in Seacombe, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 23 Jul 1931 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
    3. William Rufus LYONS was born on 12 Sep 1878 in Seacombe, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 3 Nov 1950 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
    4. Richard Sackville LYONS was born on 12 Jul 1881 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 6 Mar 1882 in Cheshire, United Kingdom.
    5. Mary Edith LYONS was born on 30 Jul 1884 in Liscard, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 4 Jul 1976 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
    6. George Herbert LYONS was born on 19 Sep 1886 in Egremont, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 30 Mar 1965 in Victoria, Australia; was buried in Tarrawingee Cemetery, Victoria, Australia.
    7. 4. Ernest Thomson LYONS was born on 18 Apr 1889 in Egremont, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 14 Jun 1972 in Tampworth, New South Wales, Australia; was buried in Lawn Cemetery, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
    8. Howard Maitland LYONS was born on 21 Aug 1890 in Egremont, Cheshire, United Kingdom; died on 27 Feb 1917 in Somme, France; was buried in Cité Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentières, Nord, France.
    9. Florence Alice LYONS was born on 10 Mai 1893 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; died on 11 Jul 1968 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
    10. Muriel LYONS was born on 8 Feb 1900 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia; died on 14 Oct 1985.