Eugene Joseph FLYNN

FLYNN, Eugene Joseph

    Service Number: 639
    Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Eastern Hill, Victoria
    Last Rank: Sergeant
    Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria
    Schooling: Mount Bruno State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Bootmaker
    Died: Died of Wounds, 14th Field Ambulance, France, 20 July 1916
    Cemetery: Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys
    Plot II. Row B. Grave 1. Inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DEAR NEPHEW R.I.P.
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 639, Depot Battalion , Eastern Hill, Victoria
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    8 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Rifle wound - Leg. Admitted to Infanta Hospital Malta.
    8 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station -- Febrile (Fever) - Transferred to Mudros
    14 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Re-joined Unit from Hospital
    1 Nov 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Infantry Battalion
    2 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 639, 6th Infantry Battalion, Returning to join M.E.F. per "Iconic" from Bristol England.
    17 Feb 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 6th Infantry Battalion
    22 Feb 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58th Infantry Battalion
    17 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania"
    23 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France
    15 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 58th Infantry Battalion, G.S.W - Chest -- Discharged to Duty
    19 Jul 1916: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded In Action (Second Occasion) -- G.S.W. Head. Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died of Wounds received in action at 14th Field Ambulance France.
    20 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 639, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 639 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-20

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