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Francis Leslie Flowers

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Francis (Frank) Leslie Flowers. Nelson Provincial Museum, F N Jones Collection: 313551

Francis (Frank) Leslie Flowers. Nelson Provincial Museum, F N Jones Collection: 313551

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Francis Leslie AWMM
  • Surname
    Flowers AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 25/539 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    • 8 May 1889 AWMM Takaka, Tasman AWMM
    • 8 May 1889 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    8 May 1889 Public - Peter - Researcher - 23 October 2017 - Military records
  • Place of birth
    Takaka Public - Peter - Researcher - 23 October 2017 - Military records
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    J.W. Flowers (father), Puramahoi, Takaka, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 25/539 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Francis Flowers was the son of John William and Ellen Flowers, of Puramahoi, Takaka, Nelson, New Zealand. AWMM
    • Francis Flowers was known in the family as Frank. He was one of nine children although he lost 2 siblings early.

      His father was John William Flowers and his mother was Ellen Flowers (nee Parsons). His parents farmed at Puramahoi in Golden Bay near Takaka. John Flowers was the son of Jobe Flowers who came to New Zealand on the Will Watch with Edward Gibbon Wakefield, and settled in Pakawau. His wife came on the ill fated Lloyds.

      Frank was a farmer in Takaka before the war. He had a motor car, one of the first in the area! It was in his father's shed for years and no one ever drove it.

      Frank was always remembered by the family. By his parents (my grandparents) and by his brothers and sisters.

      When Frank was killed, a friend Noel Nesbit, was with him when he died. When that friend returned from war he visited John and Ellen Flowers and gave them Franks belongings. This was the first time he had met them and he also met Frank's sister Lena. He and Lena were married and the lived at Puramahoi on the farm for many years. Public - Merle - 13 April 2015 - Family oral history
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Death

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  • Death
    15 September 1916 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM
    • Takaka War Memorial Public - Peter - Researcher - 23 October 2017 - on site

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 May 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
23 February 2020AllanRotoruaResearcher
23 October 2017PeterNelson, New ZealandResearcher
13 April 2015MerlePukekoheOther

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