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Cyril John Alfred FLYNN

Regimental number142
Place of birthLondon SW, England
SchoolChristian Brothers College, Toowoomba, Queensland
Age on arrival in Australia10
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationTailor
Addressc/o P F Flynn, Nambour, North Coast Line, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Minie Flynn, c/o P F Flynn, Nambour, North Coast Line, Queensland
Previous military serviceCadets
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 16 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 November 1917
Place of death or woundingTel-el-Sheria, Palestine
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialGaza War Cemetery (Plot XII, Row D, Grave No. 15), Palestine
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
8
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick Francis and Minnie FLYNN, 73 Cricket Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

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