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James Joseph LYNCH

Regimental number2700
Place of birthBraidwood, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressDept. Home Affairs, Jervis Bay, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, Thomas Lynch, Dept. Home Affairs, Jervis Bay, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name39th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/56/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll59th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Alice LYNCH
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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