LYNCH, Edgar Victor William
| Service Number: | SX8837 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dorking, England, 21 March 1901 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Prison warder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Adelaide, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX8837, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8837 | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, SX8837, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk | |
| 1 Dec 1944: | Discharged Private, SX8837, 2nd/48th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX8837 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Mrs. E. V. Lynch of Gladstone, has been notified by the Military authorities that her husband Pte. Edgar Lynch has been wounded in action in Egypt. He enlisted in June 1940 and sailed for overseas in February 1941. He has served in Tobruk and Syria. Pte. Lynch, prior to enlisting was a guard at Yatala Labor prison and was formerly at the Gladstone Gaol. He also served in the Great War 1914-18. His wife and daughter reside at Gladstone with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leo. The many friends of Pte. Lynch hope he will have a speedy recovery." - from the Booyoolee Areas' Express 20 Nov 1942 (nla.gov.au)
"Pte. Edgar Lynch has been reported wounded in the Middle East. Before he enlisted he was a guard at the Yatala labor prison. He also served in the 1914-18 war. His wife and daughter reside at Gladstone." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 21 Nov 1942 (nla.gov.au)