LYNCH, Geoffrey Augustine
| Service Number: | 408909 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 207 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 28 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Rochester High School, Rochester, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Flying Battle, North West Europe, 28 August 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany 5 J 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bass District Roll of Honour WW2, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 408909, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408909 | |
| 28 Aug 1943: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 408909, No. 207 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Andrew Augustine and Theodora Mary Lynch, of Rochester, Victoria, Australia.
IN LIFE AND IN DEATH STRONG, FAITHFUL, TRUE LOVE THAT NEVER DIES
Flt-Sgt Geoffrey Augustine Lynch, 23, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Lynch, of Rochester, who was previously reported missing in air operations over Germany on August 27, is now believed to have lost his life. He was navigator in an RAAF Lancaster squadron. Before commencing training in South Australia in June, 1941, he was employed for several years at head office of the Victorian Producers' Co-op Co Ltd, stock and station agents, Melbourne.
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