William Joseph FLYNN

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FLYNN, William Joseph

Service Numbers:	3138, 2283
Enlisted:	19 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 21 May 1897
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cabinet Maker
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 3 November 1916, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

World War 1 Service

19 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
21 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3138, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
21 Sep 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3138, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Adelaide
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2283, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2283 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-03

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Biography

"THE LATE PRIVATE W. J. FLYNN.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Flynn, of No. 1, Symonds-place, Adelaide, has been notified that their eldest son, Private W. J. Flynn, was killed on November 5 in France. Private Flynn was 19 years of age, and at time of enlisting he was serving his apprenticeship with Messrs. Marshall and Co. as a cabinetmaker. He was of a bright and happy disposition, manly and upright in all his dealings, and by his lovable nature endeared himself to a large circle of friends." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Dec 1916 (nla.gov.au)

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