Edward Francis Lynch Military person

Edward Francis Lynch (1897 – 12 September 1980) was a private in the First Australian Imperial Force who saw action in World War I on the Western Front between 1916 and 1919. Following his return to Australia he wrote about his war experiences in the 1920s and 1930s. The work was eventually published in 2006 as a book entitled Somme Mud.

Personal facts

Edward Francis Lynch
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1898
Birth place
Bathurst New South Wales
Date of deathSeptember 12, 1980

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Military person

allegianceCommonwealth of Australia
military operations
Battle of Messines (1917)
Battle of Passchendaele
Western Front (World War I)
World War I
Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux
Battle of Hamel
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
Battle of Morval
military branch
Australian Army
military commandNSW Jungle Training School

Edward Francis Lynch on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.aif.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=181825
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/news/book-reviews/somme-mud/2006/08/14/1155407707297.html