We remember James Lynch

We remember James Lynch

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Timeline

Timeline

birth Tarvoe, Limerick Ireland Source:9520565
1914
location Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address Source:9523629 11th August 1914
1914
service British Army Private 8811 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF) Source:2733230 13th August 1914
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:9520574 17th February 1915
enlistment Fermoy, County Cork Ireland Source:9520566
marriage Dorothea Lynch Source:9520566
service British Army Private 30885 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Source:2733230
service British Army Serjeant 30885 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion Source:9520565
1917
death Killed in Action Cambrai France Source:7074751 Source:9520565 Source:9520571 30th November 1917
burial Cambrai Memorial, Louverval CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France Panel 5 and 6 Source:9520566

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names James
Initials J
Last Name Lynch
Source 2733230
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Raglan South Barracks, Devonport United Kingdom military residence address known 11th August 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 30885 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Private
British Army 8811 Royal Irish Regiment 2nd Battalion (embarkation for France to join BEF) Private
British Army 30885 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1st Battalion Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914 Star with Clasp First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Dorothea Lynch wife

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Patrick63223
Ireland: National Roll of Honour 1914-1921 Transcription Patrick63223

External Evidence

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The London Gazette Patrick63223
The Campaigns and History of the Royal Irish Regiment Vol.II from 1900 to 1922 Patrick63223
"There's a Devil in the Drum" by J.F.Lucy Patrick63223
“The Mons Star: The British Expeditionary Force 1914” Patrick63223
“Within Four Walls” by Major M.C.C. Harrison and Captain H. Cartwright Patrick63223
The Battle of Le Pilly Patrick63223
Ireland and the First World War - the Battle of Le Pilly Patrick63223
Le Pilly honours 177 Irish men killed in first World War battle. Patrick63223
Wherever the Firing Line Extends Patrick63223

Multimedia

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Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Royal Irish Regiment Cap Badge Patrick63223
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers cap badge Patrick63223
The Cambrai Memorial Patrick63223
The Guardhouse at Raglan Barracks, Devonport Patrick63223
SS Herschel Patrick63223

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