Regimental number | 3197 |
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
Other Names | John Bancks |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Farm manager |
Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 135 lbs |
Next of kin | Brother, Gerald Foster North Flynn, Lh Camp, Claremont, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 4.5 years in the 25th Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.; Served for 4.6 years in the 25th Australian Light Horse; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | April 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 11/14/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A15 Port Sydney on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Middle East Disembarked Suez, 20 June 1917; taken on strength, Anzac Reserve Depot, Abbassia, 16 July 1917. Posted to 3rd Bn, Imperial Camel Brigade, 4 September 1917. Taken on strength, 15th Light Horse Regiment on reorganisation, 1 July 1918. Admitted to 31st General Hospital, Abbassia, 14 November 1918 (bronchitis); transferred to Convalescent Depot, 23 November 1918; attached to Australian Headquarters, Cairo, 16 December 1918. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 30 May 1918. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919;disembarked Fremantle, 22 August 1919; discharged, 21 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FLYNN John Baulks |