FLANAGAN, William
| Service Number: | 186 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1915, Enlisted Chiltern Victoria allocated to A Company 24th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 7th May 1915. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Corowa, Corowa Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Corowa State School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Caulfield Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1940, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia RomanCatholic Section |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 186, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Chiltern Victoria allocated to A Company 24th Battalion at Broadmeadows Camp Victoria on 7th May 1915. | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 186, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 186, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 186, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Nov 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Miscellaneous Hospitals - WW1, Evacuated to 6th Field Ambulance Illness severe | |
| 3 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Anzac Provost Corps , Transferred to Australian Provost Corps Egypt for duty ex Hospitalisation / Gallipoli | |
| 3 Aug 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, Anzac Provost Corps , Transferred with Unit to UK for duty ex Egypt | |
| 3 Nov 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, Anzac Provost Corps | |
| 12 Apr 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 186, Anzac Provost Corps , Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Corowa Free Press 1940:
MR. WILLIAM FLANAGAN
The death occurred at Caulflield
Military Hospital on Friday last, June
17, at the age of 45 years, of Mr.
William Martin Flanagan, of Corowa.
About three months ago he underwent
an operation, but his complaint was
such that medical care could not save
him.
Deceased was a son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. James Flanagan of Corowa,
and was born in Wangaratta, While
employed as a grocer by L. Levy &
Co., he enlisted with the 24th Battal-
ion at the outbreak of the Great War,
and served overseas for over five
years.. After his return to Australia
he joined the Mounted Police, and
during, the next eight years was sta-
tioned at Singleton, Dungog and Mer-
riwa. He resigned from the ploice
force and took up a position with
the Farmers Auctioneering Co. in New
Zealand, but, being badly injured in
the earthquake, he returned to Aus-
tralia and took up residence with his
brother, Mr. P. J. Flanagan at "Avon-
dale," Corowa, and until about 12
months ago was employed as a lines-
man of the P.M.G.'s department. He
left his employment and enlisted with
the 2nd A.I.F. and served as a ser-
geant at Broadford and Liverpool
camps until his admission to hospital.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Claire Flanagan, and daughter Mau-
reen, of Singleton,, and also by the
following brothers and sistors: Mes-
srs. P. J. Flanagan (Corowa), John
Flanagan (Sydney) Catherine (Mrs.
W. J. Wallan, Sydney) and Margaret
(Mrs. J. Moran, Orange).
A millitary funeral was held at the
Williamstown cemetery on Monday
last, when the service was conducted
by Rev. F. M. Flanagan, Parish Priest
of Willamstown. The chief mourn-
ers wore his brother, Mr, P. J. Flan-
agan, Brother Celian (Marist, Haw-
thorn) a cousin, and Mrs. F Stewart
(cousin), St, Kilda. The pall-bear-
ers were Privates W. Devereaux, W.
Sawyer, R.E. Church, W. P. Florence,
T. Sheehan and J. A. Cooper, and
coffin-bearers, Privates T. T. Taylor,
J. Barr, F. Wright and C. Spreckley,
all of the 2nd A.I.F., and the A.I.F.
was, represented by Lt. E. H. Rowe,
No. 3 Guard, 12th Garrison Batt.