Background
He was born as Walter Joseph Lyons on 26 November 1894 in Condobolin, New South Wales to Frederick Horace George Lyons and Elizabeth Power.
He was born as Walter Joseph Lyons on 26 November 1894 in Condobolin, New South Wales to Frederick Horace George Lyons and Elizabeth Power.
Elizabeth died of tuberculosis after his birth. He was a sickly child and later saw the strongman Doctor Gordon at Fitzgerald Bros" Circus and decided to bulk up.