Joseph FLANAGAN

Regimental number34049
Date of birth12 June 1887
Place of birthLiverpool, England
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.3
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFriend, Private H A Simkin, NZ Dental Corps, Trentham
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Peter and Sarah Flanagan, Litherland, Liverpool, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 19 January 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Found guilty, 5 May 1917, of being absent without leave, 25 April-1 May 1917: deprived of 4 days' pay and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Found guilty, 12 May 1917, of being absent without leave, 6-9 May 1917; deprived of 4 days' pay and forfeited 4 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company.

Found guilty, 28 July 1917,of being absent without leave, 9 pm, 23 July-5.30 am, 27 July 1917: awarded 28 days' Field Punishment No 2, and forfeited 5 days' pay under Royal Warrant.

Marched out to Field Compound, 29 July 1917; rejoined unit, 24 August 1917.

Found guilty, 10 September 1917, of drunkenness: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003369

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