Auction Catalogue

9 October 2024

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Lot

№ 434

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9 October 2024

Hammer Price:
£180

1914 Star (Capt: W. E. Lyon. 19/Hrs.) minor patches of staining to obverse, good very fine £60-£80

William E. Lyon was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 19th Royal Hussars on 13 March 1907, and was promoted Lieutenant on 20 February 1910, and Captain on 14 July 1913. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914; advanced Major, for his services during the Great War he was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 4 January 1917).