Edward Thomas LYNAM

Regimental number10/1078
Date of birth23 January 1893
Place of birthNapier
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationEngineer
AddressFrame Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 5.75"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinJoseph Lynam, Frame Road, Napier
Previous military serviceServed in A Company, 9th (Hawke's Bay) Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCompany Sergeant Major
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 1 June 1915
Discharge date26 November 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 1 June 1915; discharged (medically unfit: pleurodnia), 26 November 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death10 June 1960 Auckland
Age at death67
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 10921218