Dave died on 13 July 1990.
He enlisted into the Brigade of Guards in March 1957 and served as a Drummer with the Grenadier Guards.
He served with them in England, Libya, Cyprus and BAOR until January 1964 when he took his release.
He became a policeman for a few years but decided that it was not for him and rejoined the Army in April 1967, and sensibly joined the Royal Armoured Corps.
He was posted to the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars, at that time serving in Bovington.
He was initially employed as Provost Corporal and Provost Sergeant. He then became a Troop Sergeant in ‘A’ Squadron and following that was the Regimental Recruiting Sergeant in the Strand Office from June 1974 until September 1976.
On returning to the Regiment he was the Admin Sgt in ‘B’ Squadron before becoming SQMS of ‘C’ Squadron.
From January 1981 until August 1983 he was the Staff Sergeant in charge of NBC training at HQ 1 Division, Verden.
This was his last posting and he was demobbed in September 1983.
He then became a MOD policeman at Corsham.
Dave Lynch was a cheerful and loyal Irish Hussar who was a Regimental character and a staunch member of the Sergeants’ Mess.
