Royal Artillery

[corblimey]

I am trying to find information about David George Lynn, born David G Williams, in Swansea in 1890 to an Arthur Charles Lynn and Letitia Williams.  My initial research shows that David was in the Royal Artillery in WWII, I remember seeing information from an RA tracer card (can't find it again, unfortunately).  I am not sure whether this is the same David G Lynn that I am looking for (possible long lost father of a friend of mine who has never known who his father was) as he would have been in is 50s by 1940-1945.  Can anyone shed any light on David G Lynn and whether someone of his age could be serving in the Royal Artillery during WWII? 

[cath151]

Hi
There is a D G Lynn, a gunner in the Royal Regiment of Artillery 1547994 . National Archives WO 361/1368  (and FindMyPast)

He apparently died 1942 to 1945 9n Okinayama POW Camp, Ube.
Mother, Mrs Lynn, Causeway, Banbury. Rest is hard to read.
Can t find an age.

Cathy

[cath151]

Not your man I think. NA has surname Lynes and dob 13th June 1914
Cathy

[corblimey]

Thank you, Cathy. 

Sometimes the name is misspelt.  Linn, Lyne/s, etc.  No this is not David George Lynn that I am looking for.  His mother died c 1911 in Swansea, so perhaps a sister or other relative would be listed as 'relative' on his attestation papers.  His brother, Victor Lynn, put his sister 'Lily Lynn' on his attestation papers.  He was killed in Italy in 1944 and is buried there.  A marriage for David G Lynn would help but there are quite a few in the BDM records, so I haven't got very far there either, unfortunately.

[corblimey]

I believe that he was in the 35 AA Regiment, RE.  He started off in the Wiltshire Regiment from the sparse information that I do have.  That is all that I have other than his birth date and place, and parents' names.

[corblimey]

If anyone can help with my search, I would be most grateful.  Can Royal Artillery archives be accessed online at home?

[sandiep]

tracer card on ancestry
https://www.ancestry.co.uk

[corblimey]

Thank you, sandiep, much appreciated.  I have it now.  Any other information such as enlistment, attestation records would be very helpful to identify David G Lynn, if they can be found. 

[sandiep]

There is a
workhouse record for a Letitia Lynn in the Glamorgan workhouse dated 1896
3 children  Charles21 May 1888, David G 3 ? 1890,Herbert 28 August 1893
says husband deserted them he.is down as Charles Lynn(No Arthur but maybe she called him Charles)