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| Name | LYNCH – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 81st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 991 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5 August 1835 / 18 years / No place recorded Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 1 year West Indies – 3 years 6 months Canada – 4 years 1 month East Indies – 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 6 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th September 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Lucan Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 2nd Dublin 1859-1860 Western Australia 1861-1883 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1817 Lucan Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Did not marry |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Late 1860 / early 1861 unknown ship |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possibly 1883 Sydney New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 James Lynch Private 991 81st Foot location Trinidad 1851 James Lynch Private 991 81st Foot location Templemore Ireland Discharge: He was a great sufferer from repeated and severe attacks of diarrhoea and dysentery |