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LYNAM, Michael Joseph
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2043 |
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Enlisted: | 9 September 1915, Enlisted at Toowoomba |
Last Rank: | Driver |
Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Born: | Allora, Queensland, Australia, 1896 |
Home Town: | Allora, Southern Downs, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 20 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXV, Row H, Grave 17A. Headstone inscription reads: Grant him eternal rest O Lord & let perpetual light shine upon him, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Allora St Patrick's School Shrine, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
9 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2043, Enlisted at Toowoomba | |
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31 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 2043, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
31 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 2043, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wandilla, Brisbane | |
17 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 2043, Third Ypres, Shell wounds penetrating abdomen, neck and left buttock | |
20 Oct 1917: | Involvement Driver, 2043, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2043 awm_unit: 5th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-10-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Terence and Abigail Teresa Lynam of Allora, QLD
25 June 1916 - changed rank to Driver
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal