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LYNCH, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 426230 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | BRISBANE, QLD, 5 November 1923 |
| Home Town: | Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Germany, 31 August 1943, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany 3. E. 4., Rheinberg War Cemetery, Rheinberg, Germany |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 426230 | |
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| 23 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Sergeant, 426230 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Gilbert Douglas and May Lynch, of Hendra, Queensland, Australia.
Sergeant John Lynch, RAAF, son of Mr and Mrs G. Lynch, Gerier Road, Hendra, is posted missing as the result of air operations over Germany, August 30. He was a member of Western Suburbs Rugby League F.C. played with that side senior grade, 1941, at age of 17 years. Represented (Queensland with schoolboys (Australian Rules), Victoria 1938.