Life Summary - William James (Bill) Lynas

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Lynas, William James (Bill) (1886–1947)

	Lynas, William James (Bill) (1886–1947)
Born	20 December, 1886 Auckland , New Zealand
Died	12 January, 1947 (aged 60) Nullagine , Western Australia , Australia
Cause of Death	heart disease
Cultural Heritage	French Irish New Zealander
Religious Influence	Anglican
Occupation*	tin miner (1906-1910) Western Australia, Australia army officer (1914-1942) Federal, Australia tin miner (1919-1928) Western Australia, Australia
Military Service*	World War I (army officer, 1916) World War II (soldier) Battle of Mouquet Farm, 1916 (army officer) Battle of Passchendaele, 1917 (army officer) Battle of Pozieres, 1916 (army officer) Landing at Anzac Cove, 1915 (soldier) 16th Battalion (army officer, 1915) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (soldier, 1915)
Awards	Military Cross (recipient, 1916) Military Cross with One Bar (recipient, 1916) Distinguished Service Order (recipient, 1918) Military Cross with Two Bars (recipient, 1918)

* Dates are approximate

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