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
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1935–1944
RankLieutenant colonel
CommandsZ Special Unit
Battles/wars
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 soldier and military intelligence agent during the Second World War. 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 harbour and destroy Japanese shipping there in 1944.