LYNCH, Thomas Francis
| Service Number: | 130 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, September 1898 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide Christian Brothers College |
| Occupation: | Boilermaker |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, 18 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Hampshire, England Plot H, Row 19, Grave No. 5, Hampshire, England, Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 130, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 130, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 130, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 130, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 29 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 130, 32nd Infantry Battalion, 2nd occasion (GSW right arm & thigh) |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 18th December.......Private Thomas Francis Lynch was born in Adelaide, South Australia around 1899. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as an 18 year old* Boilermaker's Assistant. (*According to death notice placed by his “foster-mother” Thomas Francis Lynch enlisted at the age of 16 & died at the age of 18).
Private Lynch arrived in France on 23rd June, 1916. He was wounded in action on 20th July, 1916 with GSW to thigh. He was sent to Hospital & recovered then rejoined his battalion in France on 15th August, 1916.
Private Lynch was wounded in action (2nd occasion) on 29th November, 1916. He was invalided to England & admitted to 5th Southern General Hospital, Portsmouth, Hampshire with gunshot wounds to right arm & thigh - severe.
Private Thomas Francis Lynch died at 2.30 am on 18th December, 1916 from his wounds. He was buried in Milton Cemetery, Portsmouth where 11 other WW1 Australians are buried.
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