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George Frederick Lyons
Royal Navy HMS Greenfly

My father served as a steward on the gunboat HMS Greenfly in Syria. We have learnt that this boat had a very eventful life in Mesopotamia. He rarely spoke but he did speak to us about his travels as he was sworn to secrecy. Hestated that, at one point, the gunboat was sold to the Arabs with a lot of loss of life, but later recaptured. Is there any truth in this or information you might have which would help our family who are compiling our family histories? Thank you in advance for your help.

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