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FLYNN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6161 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 February 1916, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kerry, Ireland , 29 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Berrigan, Berrigan, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 March 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery Grave Reference: H4, Bazentin-le-Petit Military Cemetery, Bazentin, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berrigan ANZAC Remembers Memorial Walls |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Berrigan, New South Wales | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6161, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6161, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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His personal effects were returned to AIF Base Records Melbourne 1920, awaiting a claimant.
Biography
FLYNN, John - Service Number: 6161 - next of kin: Uncle Morris Flyn, Tralee, Kerry, Ireland. Occupation: Carter. Enlisted: 29th February 1916. 3rd Infantry Battalion, 19th Reinforcements. Killed In Action: 8th March 1917 aged 29 years.
"DIED OF WOUNDS.
Private John Flynn of Berrigan, has died as the result of wounds received in France. He was a native of Tralee, Ireland." - from the Sydney Morning Herald 19 May 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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