| Accession Number | P08982.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Elsmere Studio |
| Place made | United Kingdom: Scotland, Edinburgh |
| Date made | 1916 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Robertson Lyon, 49th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld ...
Description
Studio portrait of 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Robertson Lyon, 49th Battalion, of Brisbane, Qld (originally Edinburgh, Scotland). A builder prior to enlistment he embarked from Sydney, NSW with the 2nd Reinforcements on board Mooltan on 12 April 1916. Lyon served on the Western Front and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (Lt) on 22 November 1918. Lt Lyon returned to Australia in April 1919 and died of Phthisis in Toowoomba, Qld, on 8 July 1920, aged 32.