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FLINT, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2884 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Irving Bank, Queensland, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Collie, Collie, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 9 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Collie Coal Company Ltd. Employees, Collie High School Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2884, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 48th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 16th Battalion to the 48th Battalion | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion, At Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 48th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 9 Apr 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2884, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2884 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-04-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Mary Flint of Cardiff via Collie, WA later of 237 Murray Street, Perth, WA. Last known address was Wharf Street, Darra, Brisbane QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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