Owen Eugene LYNCH

Regimental number10/1563
Date of birth19 January 1882
Place of birthGisborne
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBushman
AddressAlbion Club Hotel, Gisborne
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33.10
Height5' 10.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Owen Lynch, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 December 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 21), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs M Lynch, 16A Vincent Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Now believed to be dead'.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10921282

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