Regimental number | 6020 |
Place of birth | Forth Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr A Flint, Kindred, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal (awarded) 'Gallant conduct, skill and determination in patrol work. (East of Ypres)' Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For gallant conduct during the operations at BROODSEINDE RIDGE, East of YPRES. On the 2nd November 1917 L/Cpl. FLINT was a member of a patrol sent to gain touch with the enemy and was fired on by a hostile Machine Gun, the O.C. patrol being wounded. On 3rd November he volunteered to guide a patrol of one Officer and 20 O.R. sent to capture the post, and when it was rushed was one of the first to reach the objective. His skill in guiding the patrol over very broken country, and the example of determination and courage he set were largely instrumental in the capture of the post.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110 Date: |
Date of death |