LYNCH, Joseph Patrick
| Service Number: | 2359 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 28 February 1869 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Mining Engineer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 4 January 1917, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 147 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 5 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2359, 44th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 2359, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Macquarie embarkation_ship_number: A39 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 2359, 44th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Macquarie, Fremantle |
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Died on this date - 4th January........Private Joseph Patrick Lynch was born at Adelaide, South Australia. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd May, 1916 as a 43 year old, single, Fitter from Lake Way, Western Australia (there are discrepancies with his age & marital status).
Private Lynch arrived in England on 12th December, 1916 with 4th Reinforcements of 44th Battalion. He was sent sick to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 30th December, 1916 with Bronchitis & discharged the same day.
Private Lynch was re-admitted & reported as seriously ill with Broncho Pneumonia on 3rd January, 1917. He died at 1.45 p.m. on 4th January, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire from Broncho Pneumonia.
Private Lynch was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where 140 other Australian WW1 Soldiers are buried.
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