Name

William James Lynn.

Description

Belfast Telegraph Newspaper Photograph of Lance Corporal William James Lynn.

Life Story

Name: William James Lynn.

Service Number: 10302.

Rank: Private.

Battalion: 1st Battalion.

Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.

Born:

Died: 12th May 1915.

Address: 57 Bristol Street, Shankill, Belfast

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William James Lynn, son of Robert and Mary Ann Lynn, lived at 57 Bristol Street, Shankill, Belfast

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The 1901 Ireland Census has William living at 1 Cherrymount (Cronebane Wicklow), with his mother, father, occupation, Steward Domestic Servant, four sisters, Margaret, 10 years, Mary Ann, 5 years, Emily, 3 years, Violet, 2 years, and two brothers, Robert, 8 years, John, under 1 year

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The 1911 Ireland Census has William living at 77 Bristol Street, Shankill, Belfast with his mother, father occupation, Gardener, four sisters, Margaret, 20 years, Handkerchief Mechanism, Mary Ann, 15 years, Handkerchief Mechanism, Emily, 13 years, Pinafore Mechanism, Violet, 12 years, two brothers, John, 10 years, Francis Edward, 7 years. Williams occupation at this time is given as Groom

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William joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers

He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 23rd August 1914.

William was a Lance Corporal in 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he Died Of Wounds Received In Action at Gallipoli on the 12th May 1915 aged 21 years

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A local newspaper states

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Official intimation is to hand that Lance Corporal William J Lynn (10302), 1st Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, died on May 29, of wounds received in action at the Dardanelles. Deceased had three years service, and at the outbreak of war was stationed with the 2nd Battalion at Dover, leaving there last August for France, and relieving wounds at the retreat from Mons. After recovering he was for some time stationed in Donegal, being subsequently transferred to the 1st Battalion at Rugby, which town he left for the Mediterranean last March. He was the second son of Robert Lynn, of 57 Bristol Street, Belfast

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There is slight confusion around Williams Place of Birth, with the Ireland Memorial giving it as Shankill Road, Belfast, but the Irish Census giving it as County Tipperary.

S.A.S.H believe this to be due to circumstances at this time, with his address at time of death being taken and used as Place of Birth on Irelands Memorial Book.

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Williams Soldiers Effects were left to his father.

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William received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star.

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He is Remembered at Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey.

To Remember Is To Honour

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