Richard William LYNCH

Regimental number26/965
Date of birth23 September 1891
Place of birthTimaru
OccupationCompositor
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinBrother, A T Lynch, Takaka, Nelson
Enlistment date15 October 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on 6 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 30 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 11), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Albert Dennis Lynch, 'Parkstone', Holmes Street, Ngaio, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 30

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