George Lynn

Killed in Action on the 26/10/1918 during the capture of Englefontaine (part of the final advance in Picardy))

The 1/5th and 1/6th Battalions merged on the 29/05/1916. They were part of the 19th Brigade, 33rd Division. George was only 2 weeks in France when he was killed just 16 days before the Armistice. On the 26th of October the Division captured Englefontaine and was that night relieved by the 38th (Welsh) Division. This was the day after the Battle of the Selle (part of the final advance in Picardy) during the full retreat of the Germans just 2 weeks before the Armistice. The Final Advance in Picardy, 17th October - 11th November 1918. The hardest-fought of the final offensive actions. First, Third and Fourth Armies exploited their success in breaking the Hindenburg Line by pushing on across the Rivers Selle and Sambre, recapturing Valenciennes and finally in liberating Mons, where it had all begun for the British Expeditionary Force more than four years before. The Coatbridge Leader of 14/12/1918 described him as 'a young man of fine character and high principles'. He was reburied in Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension beside his comrade and friend Private Alexandre Donati who fought and fell alongside him (see Directory for Alexandre's page. Also note Service Numbers. George's is 52915 and Alexandre's is 53062 so they probably enlisted on the same day). A huge thank you to George's great nephew Graham Lynn for George's grave photo and also to Natalia Diaz Burlinson for the 2 additional grave photos. See photos for George's Medal Index Card, his Newspaper clipping, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report x 2, his Reburial Form, George's Pension Records x 2, Romeries Communal Cemetery Extension, the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Cap Badge and 2 additional grave photos. George's grave inscription reads "REST IN PEACE".