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Joseph LYNCH

Regimental number3408
Place of birthBrunswick Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationPottery employee
AddressBrunswick, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Clara Lynch, 170 Gold Street, Brunswick, Victoria
Enlistment date3 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name58th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/75/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3408A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 3 May 1919
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1920 Pte Ernest LYNCH, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 May 1916; 909 Gunner James Edward LYNCH, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918; 219 Pte Michael LYNCH, 60th Bn, killed in action, 19 July 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 February 1939
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery

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