Ivan Lyon

Ivan Lyon
Major Ivan Lyon in 1943
Born(1915-08-17)17 August 1915
Died16 October 1944(1944-10-16) (aged 29)
Soreh Island, Riau, Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies
Buried
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1935–1944
RankLieutenant colonel
CommandsZ Special Unit
Conflicts
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-Colonel Ivan Lyon, DSO, MBE (17 August 1915 – 16 October 1944) was a British Army officer who served in World War II. As a member of Z Special Unit, Lyon took part in a number of commando operations against the Japanese and was killed during Operation Rimau while attempting to infiltrate Singapore's harbour and destroy Japanese shipping there in 1944.

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