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Paul LYNCH

Regimental number555
Place of birthRydley Town, Croydon, South Australia
SchoolSt John the Baptist, Thebarton, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Address46 Hanson Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs M A Lynch, 46 Hanson Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date9 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Infantry Brigade Headquarters
FateDied of disease 15 November 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Place of burialAbbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 49), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
2
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Johanna LYNCH; husband of M.A. Lynch. Native of Rydley Town, South Australia

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