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Thomas Joseph FLYNN

Regimental number4810
Place of birthHughenden, North Queensland
Place of birthHughenden, Queensland
SchoolSt Patrick's Christian Brothers' College, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFitters assistant
Address63 Stone Street, West Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinFather, T Flynn, 63 Stone Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied whilst a Prisoner of War 9 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBullecourt, France
Age at death26.7
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialSauchy-Lestree Communal Cemetery (Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
145
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: T. and Mary FLYNN, 63 Stone Street, West Perth, Western Australia

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