LYON, WILLIAM [SSNE 59]
- Surname
- LYON, LYONA, LAYON, LUCH
- First name
- WILLIAM, WILLUM
- Title/rank
- ENSIGN
- Nationality
- SCOT
- Region
- Social status
- Education
- Religion
Text source
William Lyon was an ensign in the Danish army, arriving in 1647.G. Lind, Danish Data Archive 1573; T. Riis, Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot (Odense, 1988), II, p.146.; J.C.W. Hirsch and K. Hirsch, (eds.), 'Fortegnelse over Dansk og Norske officerer med flere fra 1648 til 1814', (12 vols. Copenhagen, compiled 1888-1907), VI, p.513.
Service record
- DENMARK-NORWAY, JUTLAND
- Arrived 1647-10-01, as ENSIGN
- Departed 1658-03-31, as ENSIGN
- Capacity OFFICER, purpose MILITARY