Charles Lyon
| Charles Harry Lyon | |
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C H Lyon pictured in India 1908 when adjutant of 2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment
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| Born |
18 March 1878 Rocester, Staffordshire |
| Died | 3 December 1959 (aged 81) Ightfield, Shropshire |
| Allegiance | British |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | 1900–1933 |
| Rank | Brigadier-General |
| Unit | North Staffordshire Regiment |
| Awards |
CB CMG DSO |
| Other work | Land Tax Commissioner |
Brigadier-General Charles Harry Lyon, CB, CMG, DSO (18 March 1878 – 3 December 1959) was an English soldier who also played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1902.
Lyon was born at The Lodge, Rocester, Staffordshire, the eldest son of Charles William Lyon and his wife Florence. His father was a cotton manufacturer who ran a mill at Rocester and was a Justice of the Peace.
Lyon was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion, the North Staffordshire Regiment in February 1900, but two months later, in April of the same year, transferred to the 2nd Battalion of the regiment. The 2nd Battalion was a regular battalion and was at the time on active service in South Africa during the Second Boer War, where Lyon joined the battalion and served with it throughout the war being Mentioned in Despatches in 1901. He was promoted to lieutenant on 19 January 1901, while in South Africa. After peace was declared in May 1902, Lyon left Cape Town on board the SS Bavarian and arrived in the United Kingdom the following month. He remained with the 2nd Battalion when it was posted to India in 1903 where he became adjutant and was promoted to captain.
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