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LYNCH, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1679 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade |
| Born: | Hokitika, West Coast, Sth Is., New Zealand, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness, debilitated from Aortic Disease, Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Qld., Australia, 5 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Official Commemorations: (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: 15-24-8, Portion 15/Section 24/Grave 8. Also (DVA) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Wall 1/Row S; at the Queensland Garden of Remembrance (within Pinnaroo Lawn Cemetery)., Toowong Cemetery, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1679, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1679, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1679, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1679, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked Ship: A22 Rangatira, from Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1679, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 5 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Transferred, Taken on Strength (NAA, Pg-4). | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Merris (France), Wounded in Action, France. | |
| 27 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1679, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Embarked Ship: H.S., from Calais, France; Destined for Antwerp, England; for admission to Newcastle War Hospital - Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Eng. (NAA, Pg-4) Service Record of Driver: Thomas LYNCH, SN 1679. | |
| 22 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 1679, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Embarked - Hospital Ship: H.S. Karoola, 22/02/1917, returned to Brisbane, Aust., to (abt) due date: 11/04/1917. From the date: 22/02/1917, to date: 11/04/1917, was not in active duty, due to debilitation of his, Driver: Thomas Lynch, SN-1679, his condition upon his Arrival in, Brisbane Australia. Immediately admitted to Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Qld. (NAA, Pg-4) Service Record of Driver: Thomas LYNCH, SN 1679. | |
| 5 May 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1679, 21st Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Medical Discharge: 23/05/1917, Last Unit: 21st Field Artillery Brigade, France; after date: 22/02/1917, was not in active duty (AIF-WWI). Upon arrival, & disembarking the Hospital Ship, H.S. Karoola. Driver: Thomas LYNCH, SN 1649; was debilitated from his condition when he left France, as per stated (NAA, Pg-5, & Pg-75). Thomas LYNCH was immediately admitted to Brisbane Hospital; was debilitated from an illness, Aortic Disease, to his eventual death: 05/09/1917, Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Qld. | |
| 5 Sep 1917: | Involvement Driver, 1679, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1679 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-09-05 |
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Queensland Death Register, Reg No: 1917/ 25854; Father: J.D. Lynch.
Next of Kin (Father or Brother): J.D. Lynch.
REFERENCE: Queensland Government; Depatment of Justice & Attorney; Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
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