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LYNCH, John Jones
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 855 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1915, Kerang, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Torquay, England, February 1891 |
| Home Town: | McMillans, Gannawarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Kerang, Victoria, August 1978 |
| Cemetery: |
Kerang Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 855, Kerang, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 855, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 855, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 855, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 4 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 855, 22nd Infantry Battalion, GSW (right forearm and wrist) | |
| 30 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 855, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
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