In memory of

Rifleman

William Hugh Lynn

who died on 17 Nov 1944

Service details
  Conflict WWII
  Service Army
  Unit Regina Rifles
  Rank Rifleman
  Service number L65659
  Date of death 19441117
  Cause of death accidental death
Narrative history
  L65659 Rifleman (Regina Rifles) William Hugh Lynn Jr. (b.1919) of Strasbourg died 19441117 in the Nijmegen salient and is buried at Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery near Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands. Lynn and Rfn M Connell suffocated when their dugout collapsed on them overnight near Groverbeek. He was the son of William Hugh and Mary (Stirling) Lynn who came from Antrim, Ireland, to farm near Duval. William Jr. was working as a drayman when he enlisted at Regina early in 1942.
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Memorial information
  Saskatchewan rural municipality for commemoration 220 - McKillop
  Cemetery or memorial location Groesbeek Canadian war cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands    

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  Honour roll location(s) Strasbourg
  Geo-memorial Lynn Lake, Saskatchewan     
  Geo-memorial location 58.8167°N / 107.8333°W
  Geo-memorial NTS map reference 74J13
  Geo-memorial details East of Davy Lake.
Personal information
  Date of birth 19190321
  Place of birth Antrim, Ireland    
  Date of enlistment 19420310
  Place of enlistment Regina    
  Residence on enlistment Strasbourg    
  Occupation drayman
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