The AIF Project

Thomas Francis LYNCH

Regimental number130
Place of birthAdelaide South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBoilermaker
AddressCorner of Ifould and Auckland Streets, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Lynch, corner of Ifould and Auckland Streets, Adelaide, South Australia
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 December 1916
Place of burialMilton Cemetery (Plot H, Row 19, Grave No. 5), Hampshire, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary LYNCH, 42 Ifould Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.