Oscar Avonmore LYNCH

Regimental number11/77
Addressc/o O P Lynch, Paekakariki
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinO P Lynch, Paekakariki, Wellington
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment in the Main Body left New Zealand on board three ships ('Arawa', 'Orari', and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
FateDied of disease 5 July 1915
Place of burialChatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 176), Alexandria, Egypt
Family/military connectionsBrother: 11/71 Trooper William Henry LYNCH, Wellington Mounted Rifles Regiment, killed in action, 9 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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