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Thomas FLINTOFF

Place of birthGrafton, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDentist
AddressDavies Road, Claremont, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation43
Height5' 6"
Weight170 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elizabeth Minnie Flintoff, Davies Road, Claremont, Western Australia
Previous military service14 years in Commonwealth Forces. Currently in 88th Infantry Battalion at the rank of Major.
Enlistment date5 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentMajor
Unit name32nd Battalion, C Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917).
Recommendation date: 10 October 1916

FateReturned to Australia 31 July 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Harriet FLINTOFF
Discharge date6 December 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915.

Marched into 47th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 9 March 1916; transferred from 32nd Bn, 12 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916.

Promoted to Temporary Lieutenant Colonel while commanding 47th Bn, 20 September 1916.

Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, 3 October 1916.

Wounded in action, 14 November 1916; admitted to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 November 1916 (gunshot wounds, side and left arm); transferred to No 2 Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, 16 November 1916; to England, 1 January 1917; admitted to No 3 London General Hospital, 1 January 1917.

Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch, 13 November 1916, for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the field.

Discharged from No 3 London General Hospital, 13 March 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Parham Downs, 17 March 1917.

Transferred to command of, and taken on strength of 67th Bn, 25 April 1917.

Marched out of No 1 Command Depot to Windmill Hill, 3 May 1917.

Transferred to General List, 15 September 1917.

Marched out of Windmill Hill, 26 September 1917; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 1 October 1917.

To be returned to Australia 'T.A.', 1 June 1918.

Granted one month's leave of absence, 29 June 1918.

Relieved of command of No 3 Command Depot, 30 June 1918.

Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 31 July 1918.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 31 July 1918; disembarked Perth, 21 September 1918; appointment terminated, 22 October 1918.

Embarked Sydney on board S.S. 'Carpentaria', 7 November 1918, to serve at Officer Commanding Troops (voyage only); appointment terminated Perth, 6 December 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 January 1935 Death attributed to war service.
Age at death61
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, FLINTOFF Thomas

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