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William Thomas FLANNERY

Regimental number5083
Place of birthWilcannia, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMotor driver
AddressWilcannia, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.3
Height5' 9"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinFather, W T Flannery, Wilcannia, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Place of enlistmentHolsworthy, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Makarini on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 23 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Czar', 23 March 1919; arrived Melbourne, 16 May 1919, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 3 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death not attributed to War Service.
Date of death29 June 1942
Age at death51
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B21455, FLANNERY William Thomas

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