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Patrick John Flynn

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Patrick John AWMM
  • Surname
    Flynn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 22583 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 January 1905 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Pre 1940 AWMM Care of P.W.D., Puketa AWMM
    • WW2 Pre 1944 AWMM C/o P.W.D., Puketa AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr. M. Flynn, Ikamatua (brother) AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. M. Flynn, Ikamatua (sister-in-law) AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 22583 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Miner/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Sergeant P. J. Flynn, MM; born NZ 15 Jan 1905; miner; wounded May 1941. (Source: Kay, R. Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste. p.326.)

    'Divisional Cavalry Battalion, facing Faenza across the Lamone River, heard the movement of vehicles in the town shortly after midnight on the 16th, and explosions an hour or two before dawn. Sergeant Flynn of C Squadron crossed the river on an improvised footbridge, went into the town on his own, and brought back a prisoner from whom useful information was obtained. Flynn then led a fighting patrol into the town to capture several snipers.' (Source: Kay, R. Italy Volume II : From Cassino to Trieste. p. 326.) AWMM
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Death

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Sources

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    • Kay, R. (1967). Italy. Volume 2. From Cassino to Trieste. Dept. of Internal Affairs, Historical Publications Branch, Wellington, N.Z. AWMM
      p.326. AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.63 AWMM
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 13 (Embarkations from 1st January, 1944 to 31st March, 1944). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.41 AWMM

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