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Rflmn. John Lyons
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
from:Morpeth Street, Belfast
John Lyons was born on 27th April 1898 at the family home in
Jersey Street, Belfast. Whilst he has a battalion prefix and regimental number consistent with an enlistment early in the war, he was not deployed to the Western Front with 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles in October 1915. He was deployed to 13th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles at an unrecorded date after 31st of December 1915 and there is no evidence that he was involved in the Battle of Albert on 1st and 2nd July 1916. He later served with 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles and the Northern Whig edition of 18th of April 1918 reported that he had been wounded, probably in the Battle of St Quentin in March 1918.