Colin
Lynn
Born in Gin Gin, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Frederick Lynn
and Elizabeth Jessie (Everist) Lynn
Brother of
Wilfred Lynn [half], Edgar Lynn [half], Eileen Elsie Everist [half], Edna May Everist [half], John William Lynn, Walter Frederick Lynn, May (Lynn) Flanders, George Lynn, Lilian Jean Lynn and Ada Lynn
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 19
in Papua New Guinea
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Jul 2021
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Biography
Colin Lynn was born in Queensland, Australia
Colin Lynn is an Anzac who served in World War Two.
Private Colin Lynn served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 26 April 1943
Unit(s): 47 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
Service ended: 15 January 1945
Service started: 26 April 1943
Unit(s): 47 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
Service ended: 15 January 1945
Private Colin Lynn was killed in action during World War II.
Colin Lynn was born on 3 Feb 1925 in Gin Gin, Queensland. He was the son of Fred Lynn and Elizabeth Everist.
Colin served in the Australian Army in World War 2. [1]
Private Colin C Lynn died on 15 Jan 1945 and was buried in the Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. [2] He is also remembered in the Gin Gin Cemetery, Gin Gin, Queensland. [3]
Sources
- ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 14 Oct 2022), Veteran Details for LYNN, COLIN for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: Q270631; Rank: Private; Enlistment from 26 April 1943 to 15 January 1945
- ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Private Colin C Lynn; Born: 3 Feb 1925 Gin Gin, Queensland; Died: 15 Jan 1945; Cemetery: Bomana War Cemetery, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Find A Grave: Memorial #23790219; maintained by: Digger; created by: International Wargraves Photography Project; accessed: 07 Feb 2023
- ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Colin Lynn; Born: 3 Feb 1925 Gin Gin, Queensland; Died: 15 Jan 1945 Papua New Guinea; Cemetery: Gin Gin Cemetery, Gin Gin, Queensland; Find A Grave: Memorial #159274336 accessed: 14 Oct 2022
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