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William Henry LYNCH

Regimental number226
Place of birthNewcastle East, New South Wales
SchoolMarist Brothers (Catholic) School, Newcastle, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarmer
AddressZara Street, Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, W J Lynch, Sandhills, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLance Corporal
Unit name4th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal Roll2nd Lieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularSailed with first Australian AIF as private, was commissioned to 2nd Lieut.
FateDied of wounds 14 August 1915
Age at death21.2
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialAddolorata Cemetery (Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave No. 658), Europe
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
41
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth LYNCH, 5 Zara Street, Newcastle, New South Wales. Died on the of promotion to 2nd Lt.,

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