LYNN, Herbert George
| Service Number: | 340 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 18 October 1882 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 27 September 1953, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 340, 3rd Division Cyclist Company | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 340, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 340, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 70th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 340, 11th Infantry Battalion, Gassed - France | |
| 31 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 340, 11th Infantry Battalion, per Nestor | |
| 27 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 340, 11th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Herbert was the youngest of three children of Samuel John Lynn (born 1851 in Krawaree, NSW) and Maria Jane Moore (born 1860 in Traralga, NSW). Samuel and Maria married in 1878 in Goulburn, NSW - Samuel died in 1884 and Maria in 1923.
Herbert and his brothers (Samuel and Arthur) moved to Perth, WA and in 1903 were living in North Perth. Herbert worked as a Repairer, Baker and Carter in Perth before relocating to Fremantle. He worked as a Grocer and Warehouseman in Fremantle and in 1916 he enlisted in the AIF (Private; Service No:340). Herbert served with 3rd Division Cyclist Battalion, 70th and 11th Infantry Battalions and was WiA (Gassed) in France in 1918. He was Discharged in 1919.
In 1916 Herbert married Elizabeth May Lockwood (born 1888 in York, WA) in Fremantle, where they settled. Herbert worked as a Warehouseman until retirement in 1948. He died in Fremantle on 27 September 1953, and Elizabeth died in 1957.
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