| Regimental number | 45009 |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs E A Lyon, c/o W D Lyon, 226 The Terrace, Wellington |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
| Embarked, 14 April 1917; disembarked, 18 April 1917; left New Zealand, 26 April 1917. | |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
| Place of burial | Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No 13), Villers-Plouich, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Peter's Anglican Church, Wellington. Parents: William Deans Lyon and Edith Mary Lyon; Wife: Edith Annie Lyon, 226 Wellington Terrace, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 60, p. 3 |