Cecil Ernest Lanyon 1894-1918
Cecil was born 07 Aug 1894 • Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was the son of Ernest James Lanyon (originally from Guernsey) and Helen Sullivan. He was the eldest of three children. He was a private, service number: 2444596 in the 305th Infantry, 77th Division. He was killed in action on 31 Aug 1918 and was buried at Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France.
Charles Edward Lanyon 1882-1918
Charles was born 05 Mar 1882 • Penzance, Cornwall, England the son of John Rodolphus Lanyon and Emily Anne Hearle. He was the fifth of six children born to the couple. He was a farmer who emigrated to Manitoba, Canada in 1909. He was a private in the 46th battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment), service number: 255807. He was killed in action (shot by a sniper) on the 1 Nov 1918, just days from the armistice on 11 Nov. He was buried at Aulnoy Communal Cemetery, Nord, France.
Frederick Lanyon 1895-1916
Frederick was born 16 Apr 1895 • Chacewater, Cornwall, England, the son of Frederick Lanyon and Susanna Tregoning. Frederick was a private (service number SE/20297) in the Army Veterinary Corp. He died on 30 Nov 1916 at Salonika, Greece.
George James Lanyon 1909-1942
George was born 8 Nov 1909 • Harlton, Kent, England, the son of George Henry Lanyon and Daisy Harriet Warren. He was the second of five children born to the couple. The 1939 Register shows he was a munitions worker. He served in Fighter Command as an Air Craftsman First Class, service number 1031229. He was killed, aged 32, in an accident at the military base at Llanbedr, Merioneth on 9 Sep 1942 when he was struck while on drogue collection duty by a Spitfire which was taking off.
Harold Merrill Lanyon 1920-1942
Harold was born 01 Jun 1920 • Hanover, New London, Connecticut, USA. He was the son of William Jacob Lanyon and Frances Merrill and the eldest of four children. He joined the Marine Corps and was a marine pilot. He was accidentally killed when his plane crashed on 24 Nov 1942 in California, USA.
Irving Frances Lanyon 1922-1944
Irving was born 11 Jul 1922 • Stamford, Connecticut, USA, the only son of Irving Lanyon and Leona Madelon Farrell. He was a Private First Class (service number: 439683) in the 2nd Btn, 25th Marines. He was killed in action in the Marshall Islands on 31 Jan 1944 age just 21.
John William Haig Lanyon 1929-1952
John, known to his family as ‘Bill’, was born in 1929 in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, the eldest son of John Arthur Lanyon and Nancy Eleanor Mitchell. He was a Lieutenant (service number: P/407938) in the 1st Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. He was killed on 26 Jul 1952 in Korea and buried at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery Tanggok, Busan, South Korea. He is commemorated on the Kelsall War Memorial in Cheshire.
Joseph James Lanyon 1894-1916
Joseph was born at Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia in 1894, the son of John James Lanyon and Eliza Jane Sampson. He was the fourth of seven children. Private Joseph James Lanyon, 1st Battalion from Broken Hill, NSW. A 21 year old labourer with previous service in the 20th Militia prior to enlisting on 13 Apr 1916, he embarked for overseas with the 3rd Divisional Cyclist Company from Sydney on 18 May 1916 aboard HMAT Demosthenes (A64). On arrival in France, he transferred to the 1st Battalion on 29 Oct 1916 and was killed in action near Gueudecourt, France on 5 Nov 1916. Pte Lanyon is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial at Villers-Bretonneux, France with others who have no known grave.
Kenneth Maurice Munro Lanyon 1913-1940
Kenneth was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England in 1913. He was the only son Harold John Lanyon and Ada Maud Munro. In 1939 he married Pattie Vinson Hewitt. He was a gunner in the Royal Artillery, 4th Battalion City of London Regiment. Service number: 1432428. He died in hospital on 30 Dec 1940, he was suffering from inflammation of the kidneys and heart weakness aged 27. He was buried at Rakowicki Cemetery, Małopolskie, Poland.
Robert Jordan Lanyon 1891-1917
Robert was born 16 May 1891 • Cometville, Queensland, Australia, the son of Richard Lanyon and Kate Jordan. He was one of 15 children born to the couple, 9 of which died in infancy. Robert was a bank clerk who volunteered for the Australian Infantry. He was a 2nd Lieutenant. He was killed on 3 May 1917 at the Battle of Bullecourt and was buried at Villers-Bretonneux, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.
Angus Herbert William Kennedy 1906-1941
Angus was born 13 Mar 1906 • Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, the only son of Donald Dan Kennedy and Elizabeth Anne Lanyon. He was a gunner in the Second Australian Imperial Force (service number: Vx1088). He was killed at the Battle for Crete on 24 May 1941 and buried at Athens, Greece.
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