FLYNN J.J.

Given Names:  John Joseph

Service Number:  3950

Unit:  24th Battalion, 9th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

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Age:  21 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Civil Servant                                                                                              

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Roman Catholic

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  11½ In                

Weight:  142½ Lbs

Chest:  34-37½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  6/12/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  John Flynn

177 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  8/2/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Warilda A69

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  24th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  31647

Victory Medal:  31423

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1894

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  John FLYNN                               

Mother:  Mary HARLEY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 5/8/1916                            

Place: Pozieres, Somme, France              

Burial:  No known grave

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Hawthorn Town Hall

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 312816

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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