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Joseph LYNE

Regimental number214
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBookkeeper
AddressRoyal Hotel, Goondiwindi, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37
Height6' 1.25"
Weight143 lbs
Next of kinSister, Miss Ada Lyne, c/o R C Archbishop, Capetown, South Africa
Previous military serviceServed for 9 months in Brabant's Horse, South Africa; discharged on account of expiration of service.
Enlistment date23 December 1915
Place of enlistmentWarwick, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 March 1918
Discharge date14 June 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 5 October 1917 (gun shot wound, right eye).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Durham Castle', 10 March 1918; discharged (medically unfit: premature senility), Brisbane, 14 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, LYNE Joseph

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