FLAHIVE, James
| Service Number: | 2537 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2537, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2537, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
James Flahive-Great Uncle
JAMES FLAHIVE- GREAT UNCLE- SERVED WITH THE 59 TH BATALLION AIF AT THE SAME TIME AS HIS BROTHER JOHN FLAHIVE
25/9/16 Departed from Australia on the Shropshire.
Arrived in England 21/11/16
30/12/16 Proceeded to France
6/1/17 – Joined 59 th Battalion
26/9/17 Casualty Shell Shock
5/10/17 Admitted to hospital Shell Shock
4/12/18 Exit Hospital in Rouen
22/2/18 Re-joined the 59 th Unit AIF
25/4/18 Wounded in action- Gun Shot Wound – In the back
10/5/18 Transferred to England
6/9/18 Returned to Australia
26/11/18 Disembarked in Australia
11/12/18 Discharged from unit- GSW in the Back
Polygon Wood
26 September 1917 - 03 October 1917
Awarded for participation in the operations to secure strongly defended German positions in the vicinity of Polygon Wood and to consolidate positions on the Menin Road Ridge. Characterised by bitter fighting and fierce German counter-attacks. Creeping barrage shelling.
JAMES FLAHIVE- SHELL SHOCK- 26/9/17
Villers-Bretonneux
24 April 1918 - 25 April 1918
Acknowledges involvement in defensive operations in the area bounded by the Avre and Somme rivers during the renewed German drive against the village of Villers-Bretonneux. The honour includes recognition of the successful Australian counterattack mounted on the village on the night of the 24 April.
JAMES FLAHIVE –GUN SHOT WOUND- IN THE BACK 25/4/18- RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA
Submitted 25 April 2016 by Paul Flahive
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