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220367

Lt.Col. Colmer William Donald Lynch DSO

British Army 9th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

(d.1st Jul 1916)

Colmer Lynch was killed in action 1st July 1916 aged 35. He is buried in the Norfolk Cemetery in France.

It was on July 1st, 1916 when Lt.-Col. Colmer William Donald Lynch DSO of the 9th King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was killed in action at Fricourt (Somme) aged 35. His grandmother had been born on a sailing ship to Australia and married a Queensland MLA and Treasurer. His father was Maj.Gen. William Wiltshire Lynch who died of cholera in India and served during the Indian Mutiny. His uncle Captain Douglas McLean died in the Boer War aged 37.

On July 1st, Lt.Col. Colmer William Donald Lynch with his battalion advanced. The leading waves were cut down by rifle and machine gun fire, the supporting troops shot down by shrapnel shells. Musketier Karl Blenk of the 169th Regiment who were defending the village statedĆ¢ā‚¬Ā¯. "You didn't have to aim, we just fired into them. If only they had run, they would have overwhelmed us". Some men made the village and their bodies were discovered when the Germans gave up the village in 1917. The regiment commenced the day with over 800 men and finished the day with 80 men and 4 officers. To quote Private Pearson, Ć¢ā‚¬Å“We were two years in the making and ten minutes in the destroyingĆ¢ā‚¬Ā¯.




223035

Pte. Daniel Lynch

British Army 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers

from:Lattin, South Tipperary

(d.25th Apr 1915)

Daniel Lynch was born on 9th September, 1892, at Longstone, Lattin, South Tipperary, Ireland. His parents were Daniel Lynch and Winifred Ryan. Daniel served with the 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers. He joined the R.M.F. Regiment at the New Barracks (now Sarsfield Barracks), Limerick City. He was killed in action at the ill fated Landing at Cape Helles (Dardanelles) from SS River Clyde on the morning of Easter Sunday, 25th April, 1915. It was the first day of the battle and The Munster Fusiliers suffered very heavy casualties. He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli in Turkey.




232809

Pte. Hugh Lynch

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Wallsend

(d.1st July 1916)

Hugh Lynch is named on the Thiepval Memorial




216394

Pte. James Lynch

British Army 25th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

(d.5th Apr 1916)

James Lynch died aged 20, he was born in Hebburn in 1895, Son of James and Mary Lynch of 5 Prince Consort Lane Hebburn. James Lynch, age 15, lived with his parents James & Mary Lynch & his siblings at 6, Cuthbert Street, Hebburn in the 1911 Census. He enlisted in Newcastle.

James is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph Jarrow.




239555

FM James Lynch

Mercantile Marine Reserve

(d.25th August 1918)

Fireman James Lynch was 44 when he died and is buried in the Killarney (Muckross Abbey) Cemetery, Grave AB, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland.




242048

Sgt. James Lynch

British Army 3rd Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

from:Portmarnock

(d.3rd November 1918)

Serjeant Lynch was the son of Mrs Sarah Lynch of Carrick Hill, Portmarnock.

He was 33 when he died and is buried in the middle of the north part of the Portmarnock (St. Marnock's) Old Cemetery, Portmarnock, Co. Dublin, Ireland.




248120

John James Lynch

HMHS Asturias

from:Manchester

My grandfather John Lynch was a male nurse, a tall one at that 6ft 5inch, on HMHS Asturias when it was torpedoed by a U boat 20th March 1917. He was in the water for some time and apparently his hair went white in this period.

He later moved from Manchester to Buxton, Derbyshire due to the benefits of the spa water. Hence I am here as dad met my mother and married during WW2.




231629

Sgt. Joseph Lynch MiD.

British Army 58th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

from:Liverpool

My Grandfather, Joseph Lynch was mentioned in despatches whilst serving with 58th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.




221828

Pte Patrick Lynch

British Army 18th Battalion Highland Light Infantry

from:Glasgow

(d.9th Sep 1916)

I believe Pte Lynch to be my grandmother's older brother, Patrick, based on date of death and the relative's information given in his soldier's will. I did, however, during my research, find a picture of him on the Evening Times Roll of Honour in the Mitchell Library in Glasgow and the resemblance to my grandmother is undeniable. I believe one of her other brothers, Joseph served in the Navy during WW1 and he survived the war.




230745

Rfmn. Patrick Lynch

British Army 14th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles

from:Daingeann

(d.16th Aug 1917)

Patrick Lynch was originally listed as killed on 13th April 1916 and is on the Thiepval Memorial, but after investigation was found to have been posted as missing presumed dead after the attack on Pond Farm, nr Langemarke, in the 3rd Battle of Ypres on 16th August 1917. He was one of 70 that were recorded as missing on that day.




254181

Sgt. Patrick Lynch

British Army 7th Btn. Leinster Regiment

from:Drogheda, Co. Louth

(d.3rd September 1916)

Sergeant Patrick Lynch aged 22 was killed on 3rd of September 1916 as he helped stretcher a wounded officer from the bloody Somme battlefield. He was the son of James and Jane Lynch, of 11 Mary Street, Drogheda, he served with the Leinster Regiment during World War I. His memory is commemorated on the Drogheda Cenotaph at the end of the street where his family lived, at the Thiepval Memorial to the missing servicemen who died in the various battles of the Somme between 1915 and 1918, and on the headstone marking his parent's final resting place in Calvary Cemetery, Drogheda.




216397

LdgTrimmer. Philip Lynch

Royal Naval Reserve HM Trawler Shincliffe

(d.4th May 1919)

Philip Lynch was born in Jarrow in 1891, he died 4th May 1919 aged 29. he was the husband of Margaret Lynch (nee Wright) of 62 Dock Street Tyne Dock South Shields and son of Philip and Margaret Ann Lynch (nee Rooney) of Jarrow. Philip Lynch, age 20, a Dock Labourer, lived with his new wife Margaret Lynch & their young Daughter at 89, Bede Street, Tyne Dock, south Shields in the 1911 Census.

Philip is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial.




1526

Pte. Stephen Lynch

British Army 6th Btn. Royal Irish Regiment

from:Dunmore east. Co Waterford, Ireland

(d.19th Dec 1917)




1205856

Stoker. Stephen Lynch

Royal Navy HMS Queen Mary

(d.31st May 1916)

Stephen Lynch was killed in action on 31st May 1916. He is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial in Portsmouth.




231838

Pte. Thomas Lynch

British Army 1st Btn. Middlesex Regiment

from:Westminster, London

Thomas Lynch enlisted into the Middlesex Regt at Hounslow Barracks on the 16th of Dec 1902. He was posted to 3rd Battalion and served with them from 23rd of December to 8th of June 1903, a home posting. He was mobilised on the 5th of August 1914 and became Pte 8289 Thomas Lynch posted to 1st Bn. He returned to the UK on the 11th of December 1915 and was discharged as no longer fit due for military service on the 22nd.




238466

Pte. Thomas Lynch

British Army 7th Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers

from:Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan.

(d.6th September 1916)

Private Lynch was the son of Patrick Lynch, of Derrylea, Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan.

He is buried in the west part of the Crosserlough Catholic Churchyard, Co. Cavan, Ireland.




500827

WO. W. G. Lyne

Australian Imperial Forces 1st Australian Tunnelling Coy.




231599

Able Sea. William Joseph Lyne

Royal Navy HMS Moresby

from:Shoreham-by-Sea

My father Billy Lyne had a lifetime of service in the Royal Navy.




262854

Pte. Bertie Frederick Lynes

British Army 1st Btn Coldstream Guards

from:Kensington, London

(d.18th September 1914)




247688

ERA2. Ank George Lynham

Royal Navy HMS C31

from:Homestead, Templecombe, Somerset

(d.7th January 1915)

Ank Lynham was born Twerton Bath in 1886, educated at Templecombe School under Miss Pask. At the age of fifteen began a five year engineering apprenticeship at Somerset and Dorset Locomotive Works Highbridge under a Mr A Whittaker.

He qualified, joined the Royal Navy as an engine room artificer and served on HMS Foresight, HMS Attentive, and HMS Cheerful. Fifteen months before his death he voluntarily transferred to the submarine service. His name appears in The Western Gazette Roll of Honour, 22nd of January 1915




233444

L/Cpl. Edgar Edward Lynn

British Army 8th Btn. East Surrey Regiment

from:Mellison Road, Tooting

(d.28th June 1916)

Lance Corporal Edward Lynn's entry to the war was on 11th August 1915. He was killed in action on Wednesday 28th June 1916, three days before the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in Carnoy Military Cemetery.

In Purfleet, while waiting to be shipped to the front line in France, Edgar Edward Lynn wrote his will on a scrap of paper on 9th August 1915. A witness to this will was A.J.Saville. The day after, on 10th August another will was written, also in Purfleet, by Pte E E Lynn G/8126 10th Battalion East Surrey Regt witnessed by L/C S. ???? and Pte C.Franklin. On 23rd August 1915 a draft of 100 NCOs and men arrived in France from the 10th Battalion and joined and became the 8th Battalion. One of these men was E.E.Lynn.

He was married to Hilda Kathleen Edwards on 19th October 1907 at Wandsworth Register Office. They had three children. E E Lynn (no birth certificate can be found for this name - family mystery?) is also believed to be E E Rowland who was born 19th February 1887 in Wandsworth to Arthur Rowland and Kate Elizabeth Haley. (Unfortunately this cannot be verified.)

Roll of Honour for Lance Corporal E E Lynn, East Surrey Regiment was read at the Tower of London on 21st October 2014. Gone, but never forgotten.




259314

Pte. George Lynn

British Army 5/6th Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)

from:Whifflet, Coatbridge

(d.26th Oct 1918)

George Lynn was killed in action on the 26th of October 1918, aged 22. He is buried in the Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension in France.




232810

Pte. Hugh Lynn

British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers

from:Newcastle

Hugh Lynn was wounded in July-August 1916




216399

Bmdr. James Lynn

British Army 50th Trench Mortar Battery, X Coy. Royal Field Artillery

(d.27th May 1918)

James Lynn died aged 24, he was born in Jarrow in 1894, son of James and Catherine Lynn. James Lynn, age 17, an Engine Cleaner with North Eastern Railways, lived with his parents John & Cathrine Lynn & his sisters at 366, High Street, Jarrow in the 1911 Census. he enlisted in Hebburn

James is remembered on the Soissons Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.




1206001

Rflemn. James Joseph Lynn

New Zealand Expeditionary Force 4th Btn. New Zealand Rifle Brigade

from:New Zealand

(d.13th Nov 1916)

James Lynn died of wounds on the 13th of November 1916, aged 23 and is buried in the Estaires Communal Cemetery, France. he was born 30 April 1893, in Hastings, New Zealand. He Enlisted 11/1/1916. Wounded 6/11/1916 and was admitted to 1st Australian CC station 8/11/1916 (GSW Shell).




218626

Pte. John Lynn VC DCM.

British Army 2nd Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers

from:London

(d.2nd May 1915)

John Lynn served with the 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1 and died from the effects of gas poisoning on the 2nd May 1915, aged 27. He is commemorated on the Vlamertinghe Churchyard Memorial within the Grootebeek British Cemetery in Belgium. Awarded the Cross of the Order of St. George, 4th Class (Russia). He was the foster son of Mrs. E. Harrison, of 20, Hindsley Place, Forest Hill, London

An extract from the London Gazette, dated 29th June, 1915, records the following:- For most conspicuous bravery near Ypres on 2nd May 1915. When the Germans were advancing behind their wave of asphyxiating gas, Pte. Lynn, although almost overcome by the deadly fumes, handled his machine gun with very great effect against the enemy, and when he could not see them he moved his gun higher up on the parapet, which enabled him to bring even more effective fire to bear, eventually checking any further advance. The great courage displayed by this soldier had a fine effect on his comrades in the very trying circumstances. He died from the effects of gas poisoning.




262526

Sgt. John Edgar Lynn

British Army Army Ordnance Corps

from:Andover

(d.2nd Apr 1917)

John Lynn was an APC Armouer. He enlisted in Basingstoke in the Army Ordinance Corps and served at Gallipoli.




239650

Pte. Alexander Lyon

British Army 5th Btn. D Company Seaforth Highlanders

from:Glasgow

(d.6th Sep 1917)

Alexander Lyon served with D Company, 5th Seaforth Highlanders.




248637

Pte. Arthur Lancelot Lyon

British Army 51st Graduated Battalion Manchester Regiment

from:33 Bank Terrace, Hoghton Lane, Nr. Preston Lancashire

(d.27th September 1918)




222119

Pte. Samuel Ignatius Lyon

British Army 10th (Scottish) Btn. King's Liverpool Regiment

from:125 Hornby Road, Blackpool

(d.20th Aug 1916)

I have long had in my possession the brass plaque recognising the death of my great uncle, Private Samuel Ignatius Lyon who enrolled 15th February 1916, aged 36yrs, to the 10th (Scottish) Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. In one place his war records show his birthplace as Scotland rather than Preston but we are unlikely to ever unravel the reason for that.

After a period of training Samuel Ignatius travelled, on 14th July 1916 Folkestone to Boulougne, is transferred to, and proceeded to, 13th Kings on 26th July and is said to have served in 'France and Flanders'. 25 days later he is dead. As part of 'The Big Push' started July 1st, various King's Liverpool battalions were involved in 5 separate attacks on Guillemont, just east of the Somme river, that eventually resulted in capturing the position at Guillemont on September 3rd. Records for the 13th Battalion show that, on the 16th Aug 1916, they made an attack on the village of Guillemont. The attack failed with heavy casualties due to poor preparation. One of the casualties was CSM John Burns, killed whilst leading his men in to the attack.

On August 16th Samuel is recorded as wounded in action at what probably is a Field Dressing Station. He reaches 5th Casualty Clearing Station at Corbie on 17th, then on to the 5th General Hospital at Rouen by 18th August shown with 'Wound Skull (Fracture)' and he dies on 20th August aged 37.

I have a photograph of his grave at St Sever Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery at Rouen, France, where more than 11,000 graves exist. At its base is an epitaph: 'In loving memory of our Sam from his mother, sisters and brothers'.

My Dad wanted to name me Paul Ignatius Lyon in respect of Sam but the initials put him off the idea.







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