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FLANAGAN, Richard Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6038 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yalgogrin, New South Wales, Australia, 21 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Murwillumbah, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6038, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 27 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6038, 25th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6038, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6038, 25th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
Enlisted under alias Richard Blow
Son of Christopher J. Flanigan and Mary
Biography contributed by Brian Ovenden
Son of John Christopher Flanagan & Mary Terese Hough.
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