William Ronald (Bill) FLANNERY

FLANNERY, William Ronald

Service Number: SX4479
Enlisted: 7 June 1940, Wayville, South Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
Born: Newcastle, New South Wales, 1 May 1920
Home Town: Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 19 May 1988, aged 68 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section)
Light Oval, Row: 6S; C/E/W: C; Site #: 28. (with his fathers' headstone).
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World War 2 Service

7 Jun 1940: Involvement Private, SX4479, 27th Infantry Battalion
7 Jun 1940: Enlisted Wayville, South Australia
7 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4479, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion
28 Nov 1945: Discharged
28 Nov 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX4479, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

Father William Thomas Flannery (Private 5083 in WWI AIF).
buried in AIF Section of West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA.

He lived at Glenelg, South Australia, prior to enlisting.

Siblings: (sisters) Elsie and Dorothy

7/6/1940    Enlisted at Wayville, South Australia

***service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia
      as they have not yet been scanned for viewing.***

 

28/11/1945  Discharged from service with AIF.

Married:       Mary Flannery (nee ______).

Father of:     Bill, Eilenn, Michael, Anne, Tim, Patrick and Peter

 

Last lived at Jamestown in South Australia.

19/5/1988    William passed away   (67 years old)
buried in:     AIF Section (Light Oval)
                   with his fathers' headstone
                   Row 6S; C/E/W: C; Site #28
                   West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan.  5/4/2015.  Lest we forget.

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