FLOOD, Colin John
| Service Number: | 3302 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 May 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 34th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Crediton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, 23 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Manilla, Tamworth Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Crediton Haywards Boys School, Devon, England |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 31 March 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot II, Row C, Grave 5/7 (Buried with Pte 1683 Robert Charles Daly and Pte 2042 Clement James Bruton), |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3302 | |
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| 16 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 3302, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1917: | Embarked Private, 3302, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Father William Flood and Mother Mrs Mary Elizabeth Flood,
lived at Cherry Gardens, Park Street, Devonshire, England.
Siblings:
Nellie Flood (b.11/8/1880 & d. 25/4/1886 Crediton, Devon, England
Maud Mary Flood
b. 17/9/1881 Crediton, Devon, England
m. 11/3/1909 Harry SMITH at Chelsea, London
d. 25/1/1945 Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
Amy Louisa Flood
b. 2/5/1884 Crediton, Devon, England
m. 26 /8/1918 Thomas William KIMPTON at St Matthias Church, Earls Court, London, England
d. 8/7/1961 Kensington, London, England, buried at Streatham Park Cemetery, London
Katherine (known as Katie) Nellie Flood
b. 23/7/1886 Crediton, Devon, England
m. Ernest KELLEY
d. 12/5/1942
Bertie William Flood b. 1/2/1888 & d. 1892 Crediton, Devon, England
Augustus (known as Charlie) Charlie Flood
b. 24/5/1889 Crediton, Devon, England
m. 11/11/1916 Gladys Ellen Linnell at Register Office, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
d. 4/8/1956, near Royal Infirmary, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Ettie Dora Lucy Flood b. 27/8/1892 & d. 28/1/1893 Crediton, Devon, England
Fanny Flood b. 12/2/1883 & d. 1885 Crediton, Devon, England
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1891 Flood Colin John Crediton 5b 392.
Born: Park Street, Crediton, Devon, England
Father: William Flood
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Flood formerly Palmer
Profession of Father: Shoemaker (journeyman)
When Registered: 7th February 1891.
Baptised: 9 February 1891 at Holy Cross Church, Crediton.
Parent's names: William and Elizabeth Mary Flood
Abode: Crediton
Father's trade: Shoemaker.
School Admission: 20 July 1893.
Name of School: Hayward
Father's Name; William Flood
Address: Park Street, Crediton
School Admission: 4 July 1897
Name of School: Hayward's Infants
Father's Name; William Flood
Address: Park Street, Crediton
Census Information
5 April 1891
Address: Cherry Garden, Park Street, Crediton, Devon
Age given as 3 months
31 March 1901
Address: Cherry Garden, Park Street, Crediton, Devon
Age: given as 10 years
Occupation: Wrapper in Sweet Factory
2 April 1911
Address: 4 Rawlings Street, Chelsea, London, SW3
Age: given as 20 years
Occupation: Drapers Porter
Address in 1912 - Cobram, Strathmerton, Victoria, Australia.
Joined: 31 May 1917 at Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is one of three Australian Great War casualties remembered on the Crediton War Memorial. This is to be found on Crediton High Street (A377) and takes the form of an open sided shelter.
The others are the Shapland brothers.
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