George Henry LYNCH

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Service Number:	927
Enlisted:	3 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goldsborough, Victoria, Australia, 1879
Home Town:	Dunolly, Central Goldfields, Victoria
Schooling:	Goldsborough State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Brook War Hospital, Woolwich, United Kingdom, 10 April 1918
Cemetery:	Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot XI, Row A, Grave No. 9
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dunolly Great War Memorial

3 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 927, 38th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 927, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 927, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 927, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Gassed. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 22 August 1917.
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 927, 10th Machine Gun Company, Broodseinde Ridge, Attached from 38th Battalion
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 927, 10th Machine Gun Company, 1st Passchendaele, Attached from 38th Battalion
28 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 927, 38th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW to shoulder and hip sustained during the defence at Morlancourt. Evacuated to Brook War Hospital, UK, where he later died of his wounds 10 August 1918.

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