LYNAM, Francis James
| Service Numbers: | 459A, 199 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Morgan Queensland, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Albion, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Windsor War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 459A, 41st Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 18 May 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 459A, 41st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' |
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| 18 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 459A, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 199, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 199 awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry and Mary LYNAM, Grove Street, Albion, Queensland.
LYNAM.— In memory of Private Frank James Lynam, killed in action 26th September, 1917.
Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, O. and P. Walker.
LYNAM. — In memory of Francis James Lynam, killed at Polygonwood, 26th September, 1917.
Inserted by his mother, John, Dermont, and Elsie.
LYNAM. — In memory Francis James Lynam, killed 26th September, Polygonwood.
Inserted by his sister Frances
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