Person DS/UK/3192 Lyon; George Francis (1795-1832); naval officer and explorer Lyon George Francis 1795-1832 naval officer and explorer Male Born in Chichester, Sussex, 1795; died on voyage home from Buenos Aires to England, 8 Oct 1832

He was commander of H.M.S. Hecla under the orders of Captain Parry in the Arctic expedition, 1821-1823; he was captain of the Griper in an unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay north of Hudson Bay in 1824 The private journal of Captain G. F. Lyon … during the recent voyage of discovery under Captain Parry (1824); A brief narrative of an unsuccessful attempt to reach Repulse Bay through Sir Thomas Rowe's Welcome (1825). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes DERBYSHIRE\71026502 30/01/2019 DERBYSHIRE\71026502 28/05/2020 ef5cb91c-9652-4f12-9496-5d80c54209ab