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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

"Bill" John William LYNCH

Born 27 November 1919 in Guildford, Western Australia [15] [16]
Son of Clarence LYNCH and Hilda Mary BURROWS [P39]
Arrived in Carnamah with parents in the later 1920s [P39]
Student at the Carnamah State School 1927-1934 [5: 9-Mar-1934] [97]
Attended the Carnamah Children's Fancy Dress Ball as a "Sandman" on Saturday 15 October 1927 [9: 21-Oct-1927]
Came equal 2nd in the Running Race for 8-9 year old boys at the Carnamah Show & Sports Carnival on 4 October 1928 [4: 13-Oct-1928]
Came 2nd in the Boys Sack Race at the Sports Day and Picnic held at Centenary Park, Carnamah on 9 October 1930 [4: 18-Oct-1930]
Member of the Carnamah Boy Scouts in 1932 [5: 8-Jul-1932]
Attended the first ever District Rally of Scouts and Cubs held at Centenary Park in Carnamah on Saturday 2 July 1932 [5: 8-Jul-1932]
At the end of 1933 received the prize for the most hardworking student in Grade V at the Carnamah State School [5: 22-Dec-1933]
Fought and won his match at the Perenjori Agricultural Society's Boxing Tournament in Perenjori on 10 March 1934 [5: 16-Mar-1934]
Member of Carnamah's Parkinson Tennis Club in 1934-35 [4: 22-Dec-1934]
Member of the Carnamah Cricket Club in 1934-35, 1935-36 and 1936-37 [5: 15-Feb-1935, 11-Oct-1935, 5-Feb-1937]
Accompanied his father and Jack DIGBY to their small gold mine at Field's Find on Thursday 28 March 1935 [5: 29-Mar-1935]
Following the creation of two teams within the Carnamah Cricket Club he played for "Carnamah Blues" in 1935-36 [5: 11-Oct-1935]
Member of John BOWMAN's XI who played against the Carnamah Cricket Club at the opening of the 1935-36 season [5: 25-Oct-1935]
Resided in Donnybrook prior to enlisting in the Australian Army on 17 June 1942[16]
Trooper W28212 in the Australian Army's 2/9 Australian Command Squadron during the Second World War [16]
Discharged from the Australian Army on 14 January 1947 [16]
After the war worked in Perth and later in Melbourne in Victoria, Australia [P39]
Died in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [P39]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'John William Lynch' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 28 March 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/john-william-lynch [reference list]




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