| Regimental number | 639 |
| Place of birth | Eldorado, Victoria |
| School | Mount Bruno State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Bootmaker |
| Address | 56 Mitford Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 7.75" |
| Weight | 160 lbs |
| Next of kin | Marion Flynn, 56 Mitford Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the 63rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Eastern Hill, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 58th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death | 22.4 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Anzac Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 1), Sailly-Sur-La-Lys, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 165 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Peter and Isabella FLYNN. Native of Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wound in action, Gallipoli, 8 May 1915; embarked onboard a hospital ship, Dardanelles, 14 May 1915 (gun shot wound, leg); admitted to Infanta Hospital, Malta, 17 May 1915; transferred to St George's Hospital, 6 July 1915; disembarked Alexandria, ex-Malta, 1 August 1915; embarked Alexandria, 2 August 1915; rejoined 6th Bn, Anzac, 14 August 1915. Admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, and then transferred to Mudros, 8 September 1915 (febrile); embarked Mudros, 8 September 1915; admitted to Floriana Hospital, Malta, 12 September 1915; embarked for England onboard HS 'Northland', 22 September 1915; re-embarked on H.S. 'Northland', Gibraltar, 23 September 1915; admitted to No 2 South General Hospital, Bristol, Southmead Section, England, 2 October 1915 (dysentery). Promoted Corporal, 1 November 1915. Marched out from Australian and New Zealand Base, England, to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force in the 14th Draft, 2 January 1916; rejoined 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, Serapeum, 17 February 1916; taken on strength of 58th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 17 February 1916. Promoted to Sergeant, 22 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 15 July 1916; admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Stations, 16 July 1916 (gun shot wound, chest); discharged and rejoined unit, 19 July 1916. Wounded in action, second occasion, 19 July 1916; admitted to No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, head). Died of wounds, No 14 Australian Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916. Buried at Sailly-sur-la-Lys Cemetery by Reverend T.J. King, 20 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FLYNN Eugene Joseph |
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