Joseph TYNAN

TYNAN, Joseph

Service Number: 1437
Enlisted: 16 October 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 1890
Home Town: Chelsea, Kingston, Victoria
Schooling: Marists Brothers Catholic College, Johannesburg, South Africa
Occupation: Electrician
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 18 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial - Panel 50
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

16 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1437, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1437, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1437, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne
18 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1437, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 20 years

Son of John and Maria Annie Tynan of Wimbourne Avenue, Chelsea, Victoria. Formerly of Utenhage, Cape Province, South Africa. Brother of Mary Brain

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal