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Michael James LYNCH

Regimental number101
Place of birthGippsland, Victoria
Place of birthDrouin, Victoria
SchoolDrouin State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationHorse trainer
Address5 Hall Street, Clifton Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Next of kinFather, M J Lynch, 64 Charles Street, Northcote
Previous military serviceHe served in the Fifth Victoria Mounted Regiment Boer War.
Enlistment date15 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A16 Star of Victoria on 25 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Light Horse Regiment
FateDied of disease 11 October 1918
Place of death or woundingCario, Egypt
Age at death39
Place of burialCairo War Memorial (Row M, Grave No. 180), Egypt
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
6
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Michael and Bridget LYNCH, 64 Charles Street, Northcote, Victoria
Family/military connectionsHe was brother to the late Pte Francis Patrick Lynch, also brother to John Clarence Lynch AIF New Zealand who was wounded.

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