William James Dalton Lynas

Captain

DSO, MC and Two Bars

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas Reid Ward Lynas and Ellen Kate Lynas; husband of Enid Lynas, of Geraldton.

References:

Australian Nominal Roll (WWII)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

It is unlikey, according to Australian War Graves, that there is a headstone for Lynas in this cemetery, which is on Aboriginal lands.

There will be a plaque in the Garden of Remembrance in Perth, which is now his prime memorial. We will photograph that in due course,

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Casualty

Service Number:

WX11027

Name:

William James Dalton Lynas

Rank:

Captain

Date of Birth:

20 December 1887

Next of Kin:

Lynas, Daisy

Date of Enlistment:

01 January 1941

Locality on Enlistment:

Claremont, Western Australia

Unit:

AIF, Australian Infantry, 13 Training Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Not known

Date of Death:

12 January 1947

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Date of Discharge:

01 January 1942

Posting at Discharge:

Line of Communication Troops

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Nullagine Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

(GRM/6).

Cemetery Location:

Australia