Edward FLOOD MM

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Service Number:	272
Enlisted:	4 June 1915
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	36th Heavy Artillery Group
Born:	Maddenstown, Kildare, Ireland, 1874
Home Town:	Queenscliff, Victoria
Schooling:	National School, Ireland
Occupation:	Professional Soldier, Royal Garrision Artillery
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 18 April 1918
Cemetery:	Boulogne Eastern Cemetery Plot VIII, Row I, Grave No. 205,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenscliff Cosmopolitan Lodge No 96 VC Roll of Honor, Queenscliff Royal Australian Garrison Artillery Third Military District Honor Roll

4 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 272, Siege Artillery Brigade
17 Jul 1915:	Involvement Gunner, 272, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
17 Jul 1915:	Embarked Gunner, 272, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 272, Siege Artillery Brigade, Battle for Pozières
13 Jun 1917:	Honoured Military Medal, Third Ypres, For bravery in the field (Arras). NB: Also awarded a French Croix de Geurre on 8 July 1918.
17 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 272, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW to chest. Died 18 April 1918 on No.12 Ambulance Train en-route to hospital.
18 Apr 1918:	Involvement Gunner, 272, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 272 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Siege Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-04-18

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