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Edward LYNCH

Regimental number2446
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMarine apprentice
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Miss Maggie Lynch, 23 Nightingale Lane, Hornsby, London, England
Enlistment date17 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name57th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/74/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 25 September 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll57th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 February 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialLa Plus douve Farm Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 2), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
164
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and E. LYNCH (nee North)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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