Lynch, J (Joseph)

Lynch, J (Joseph)
Private Joseph Lynch suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis[1] for six days before his heart failed. He was a bachelor at his time of death in Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry. He was serving with the 3rd Reserve Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
The battalion was based in Ebrington Barracks, Londonderry from September 1914 until April 1918 when it moved to England.
Their duties were to recruit and train soldiers for the front line. They alone recruited and trained more than twelve thousand men.
Throughout the war the 3rd had the same commander who was Lieutenant Colonel McClintock. He retired in 1919 when the battalion was disbanded.
On a few occasions, they had to host hundreds of shipwrecked sailors, including those from the Brisk (sunk October 1917) and the American transport ship SS Tuscania (sunk February 1918). They received praise and gifts for their hospitality on both occasions.
Joseph was awarded no medals as he never served in a war zone.
Date of Death: 01/01/1916 (Aged 18)
Service: Private, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 3rd Battalion.
Service Number: 25114
Burial Location: Londonderry (or Derry), City Cemetery, L. Mil. 6.
[1] Pulmonary tuberculosis, sometime known as TB, which leads to wasting away of the body.