Regimental number | 34049 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29.3 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Friend, Private H A Simkin, NZ Dental Corps, Trentham |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne 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 |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 35 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21003369 |
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