FLANAGAN, Luke
| Service Number: | 4811 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 December 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Grave Reference: O. III. K. 6., St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4811, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4811, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 2 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4811, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4811 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-02 |
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Private Luke Flanagan (1873-1916) was born in Fremantle, Western Australia in 1973. He was born to a British couple, William John Flanagan and Florence L. Flanagan, and was raised as a Roman Catholic. Before enlisting, Flanagan worked as a labourer. He was unmarried and did not have any children or siblings. He was never convicted by the Civil Power and did not participate in any part of His Majesty's Army, the Marines, the Militia, the Militia Reserve, the Territorial Force, Royal Navy or Colonial Forces.
He joined the military on the 8th of November, 1915 when he was 36 years old. On his enlistment paper, he agreed to undergo inoculation against smallpox and enteric fever. Flanagan listed his next of kin as his father, William John Flanagan, who lived on Danst Road, Claremont, Western Australia. His regimental number was 4811.
On the 2nd of December, 1916 he was wounded during a battle and was sent to hospital. He died of his wounds at the 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, France. His father was sent his effects; a lock of hair, letters, photographs, 2 wallets, 2 notebooks, aluminium ring, pencil and silver case, badges and 2 coins. His mother collected his memorial plate on the 13th of July, 1917. Flanagan was awarded a Victory Medal on March 14th, 1923.