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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	15 Aug 2012 13:15
	G It looks as though he served in the Boer war under his previous name of Peter Byrne. Boer War 1899-1902 - Soldier details Name: BYRNE, P Rank: Private Soldier number: 4519 Unit: 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars Notes: The Queen's South Africa (QSA) Medal Clasps: Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal Age: Literary references: George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 66,025 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	15 Aug 2012 12:59
	Only some 30% of WW1 records survived WW2 enemy action
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	15 Aug 2012 12:21
	G Have swent image by GR system, will be in your inbox George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 2 Send Message	G	Report	15 Aug 2012 10:32
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 2 Send Message	many thanks to all for responses. And, George, I would appreciate a copy of the original if possible. The plot seems to thicken!
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	14 Aug 2012 21:03
	his medal card from ancestry. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 about Joseph Lyons Name: Joseph Lyons Regiment or Corps: 1st Rr of Cavalry, 4 Hussars Regimental Number: 4519, 45203 Interesting bit on this record states he changed his name from Peter Byrne to JL lyons by stat. dec. on 13 Nov. 1905. can send you the original if you would like it George
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	14 Aug 2012 20:54
	His medal card at the National archives also has another regimental number not 4419 but 4519 linking him as a reserve at some point Description Medal card of Lyons, Joseph Corps Regiment No Rank Reserve Regiment of Cavalry 4519 Private Hussars 45203 Private Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/12 Dept Records created or inherited by the War Office, Armed Forces, Judge Advocate General, and related bodies Series War Office: Service Medal and Award Rolls Index, First World War Piece Langley P A - McGrath D Image contains 1 medal card of many for this collection try asking for a look up on Ancestry for his medal card and for his service and pension records not all WWI1 service records survived Roy Edite, I.R.R. of Cav ( 1st reserve regiment of cavalry )?
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Janice	Report	14 Aug 2012 20:51
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	The Regimental museum is in Eastbourne so perhaps you could include that in your itinerary.
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 2 Send Message	G	Report	14 Aug 2012 20:36
Member Since: November 2009 Posts: 2 Send Message	My relative, Joseph Lyons, served in the British Army until about 1923. He was in the Queens Own 4th Hussars and served in India at Mutra after WW1. His service number was 45203. He was in Aldershot from about 1901 to about 1907 with a different service number of 4419. Before this latter number is written - I.R.R. of Cav. I wrote to the Historical Disclosures Section in Glasgow but they referred me to Kew. However, my understanding is that only pre 1922 records are held in Kew. I don't live in the UK so can anyone point me in the right direction to find the offical record of my relative as I hope to go to Glasgow this year and possibily down to London later.

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