| Regimental number | 219 |
| Place of birth | Brunswick, Victoria |
| School | St Armbrose's School, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | 171 Bell Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Michael Lynch, 171 Bell Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 24th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 21.11 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 21), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 176 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael and Clara LYNCH, 69 Evans Street, East Brunswick, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 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; 3408A Pte Joseph LYNCH, 38th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 30 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 10 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Found guilty, Tel el Kebir, 18 January 1916, of being absent without leave, 15, 16 and 17 January 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 3 days' pay. Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Ferry Post, 4 April 1916. Found guilty, 10 March 1916, of being absent without leave from a parade, and loss of new rifle issue: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2. Found guilty, 21 March 1916, of being absent without leave from Reveille, 19 March, to 21 March 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to camp, and forfeited 3 days' pay under Royal Warrant. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Now, 25 August 1916, reported 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Statement, Red Cross File No 1650309, 2397 Pte T. KILLY, A Company, 60th Bn (patient, St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London, England), 10 October 1916: '[O]n July 19th at Armentieres Lynch was killed in the same charge in which I was wounded. I saw him go down, shot through [the] head by [a] bullet. He was a mate of mine. I looked at him afterwards. He was stone dead. No information as to burial.' Second statement, 3289 Pte W.M. WALSH, 60th Bn, 6 August 1917: 'I saw Casualty on the 19th July at Fleurbaix lying in No Man's Land. I went up to him and found he was dead with a bullet wound between the eyes, right in the middle of the forehead.' Note on file: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills. 10.10.1919.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Given name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Michel. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, LYNCH Michael
Red Cross File No 1650309 |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
