LYNCH, Albert Alfonius
| Service Number: | 2936 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Herberton. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tolga, Queensland, Australia , 2 January 1895 |
| Home Town: | Tolga, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 27 April 1918, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery, Longpre-les-Corps Saint, Abbeville, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Atherton War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cairns Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2936, 49th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment, Cairns, Herberton. | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2936, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2936, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 15 Jun 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion, Gun Shot Wound to the head, and transferred to the Casualty Clearing Station where he died 2 days later | |
| 27 Apr 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 2936, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2936 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-04-27 |
Albert Alfonius Lynch
Albert Alfonius Lynch (Bert) was born at Tolga on the Atherton Tablelands in 1895, the third son of James & Julia Lynch. James & Julia had married in Singleton, NSW in 1882. Four daughters (Olive b 1883), Lucy (b. 1885), Ada and Mary (b 1887) were born before the family moved to the Atherton Tablelands were their sons William (b 1889), Joseph (1892 – 1895) and Albert (1895) were born.
Bert Lynch was a 21 year old school teacher when he enlisted on 7 October 1916. He was 6 feet tall, weighed 161 lbs and was described as having a dark complexion, grey eyes and dark brown hair. He was Roman Catholic and named his father his next of kin.
He embarked from Brisbane on the HMAT Marathon on 27 October 1916 and disembarked at Plymouth England on 9 January 1917.
HMAT Marathon
He was attached to the 13th Training Battalion when he was admitted sick to Lord Derby Hospital, Codford from 3 to 28 February before proceeding to Etaples, France from Folkestone, Kent on 10 April. He joined his unit on 13 April and attended a School of Instruction from 11 May to 19 May. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 15 June, then Corporal on 2 October 1917.
Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
After a week in hospital with laryngitis in November he re-joined his unit on 13 November 1917. On 17 January 1918, he was charged with being absent without leave and reprimanded with 1 day’s forfeiture of pay.
He was granted leave in England for about 2 weeks and re-joined his unit in France on 26 February 1918.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the head on 25 April and was transferred to the 12th Casualty Clearing Station where he died on 27 April 1918.
He was buried at Longpre-les-Corps Saints British Cemetery, Abbeville, Picardie, France.
Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 9 March 2021 by Lynette Turner
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