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Lyon was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1900.<ref>''London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/27263/pages/82 no. 27263.  p. 82.]  4 January, 1901.</ref>
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Lyon was appointed to the ''Tamar'' as {{Com2RN}} and naval officer in charge at Hong Kong on 18 August, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 August, 1908.  Issue '''38721''', col C, pg. 7.</ref>
 
Lyon was appointed to the ''Tamar'' as {{Com2RN}} and naval officer in charge at Hong Kong on 18 August, 1908.<ref>"Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Monday, 10 August, 1908.  Issue '''38721''', col C, pg. 7.</ref>
  

Revision as of 12:16, 16 March 2011

Admiral Herbert Lyon, C.B., Royal Navy, Retired (28 December, 1856 – 6 March, 1919) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Early Life & Career

Captain

Lyon was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1900.[1]

Lyon was appointed to the Tamar as Commodore, Second Class and naval officer in charge at Hong Kong on 18 August, 1908.[2]

Lyon was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the Retired List on 24 October, 1915.[3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ London Gazette: no. 27263. p. 82. 4 January, 1901.
  2. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 10 August, 1908. Issue 38721, col C, pg. 7.
  3. ↑ London Gazette: no. 29340. p. 10509. 26 October, 1915.

Bibliography

Service Records

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