"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]

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