LYNCH, Thomas
(Service number 13634)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 6 October 1885 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | "The Don", Manchester Street, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Storeman | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Miss J.LYNCH (sister), Milford, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th Reinforcements, Machine-Gun Section (Attached to Mounted Rifles Brigade) | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 June 1956 | Age | 70 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas LYNCH was born on 6 October 1885 at Temuka, the son of Henry (Harry) and Bridget (née HUSSEY) LYNCH, of Temuka.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 February 2016]; Timaru Herald, 22 December 1911, 25 June 1917, 7 & 31 July 1917, 10 & 12 September 1918, 10 & 22 March 1919, Sun, 5 January 1916, 10 September 1918, Press, 29 May 1937, 8 February 1938 (Papers Past) [14 & 15 February 2016]; Wakapuaka Cemetery headstone transcription & burial record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [14 February 2016]; Wakapuaka Cemetery headstone image (Find A Grave per ancestry.com.au) [14 February 2016]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestry.com.au) [14 February 2016]' Family research (T. Scott, SC Branch NZSG) [2007]
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