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FLANDERS, Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4301 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunmow, Essex, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Grave-VII. C. 1. INSCRIPTION DIED FOR KING & COUNTRY MAY HE REST IN PEACE , Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4301, 31st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4301, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4301, 47th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4301 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 28 and the son of Edward and Mary Ann Flanders.
Births Mar 1889 Flanders Edward Dunmow 4a 611
He is commemorated on the war memorial in the village of Aveley, Thurrock, Essex along with two other Casualties of the Great War who served with Australian forces: Herbert Rose and Harry Wall. A New Zealand casualty, Reginald Pavitt is also commemorated here.
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