Private John Lynn VC DCM

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Battlefield cross or marker
District: Bury
Town: Bury
County: Greater Manchester
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 10693

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Market Place
Bury
Bury
Greater Manchester
BL9 0BW
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 80424 10855
Denomination: Church of England

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Previous locations

Vlamertinghe Churchyard
Vlamertinghe
Belgium
Belgium
Outside British Isles

OS Grid Ref: Undefined
Denomination: Undefined

Description

Battlefield cross ,wall mounted , in the shape of a Celtic cross with the dedication painted in black and extending across the top part of the cross . A rectangular brass plaque is fixed to the wall below the cross , with a description of the history of the cross , the lettering incised and coloured black

Inscription

/RIP/IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ 1272 PTE. J. LYNN VC. DCM/ 2ND LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/ KILLED IN ACTION/ 3.5.15. Plaque:XX THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS/ THIS CROSS STOOD IN VLAMERTINGHE CEMETERY OVER THE GRAVE OF/ No. 1272, PRIVATE JOHN LYNN, V.C., D.C.M., WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED/ THROUGH CONDUCT FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Lynn, John
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: service number , rank , initials , surname , awards , unit , manner of death , date of death
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Battlefield Cross or Marker
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Undefined

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

Some images also appear on The Returned from the Front website thereturned.co.uk/crosses/bury-manchester/
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Pte J Lynn VC DCM www.cwgc.org

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