Ivan Lyon
Military Person
1915 – 1944
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Who was Ivan Lyon?
Lieutenant-Colonel Ivan Lyon DSO, MBE was a British soldier and military intelligence agent during Second World War. As a member of Z Special Unit Lyon took part in a number of commando operations against the Japanese and was subsequently killed during Operation Rimau while attempting to infiltrate Singapore harbour and destroy Japanese shipping there in 1944.
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- Born
- Aug 17, 1915
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Education
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Harrow School
- Died
- Oct 16, 1944
Singapore
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on July 23, 2013
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