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Anselm Flynn

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Portrait of Sapper Anselm Flynn. Image kindly provided by Faye Osbaldiston (December 2018). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Sapper Anselm Flynn. Image kindly provided by Faye Osbaldiston (December 2018). Image ha …

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Anselm AWMM
  • Surname
    Flynn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Anselin AWMM
    • Anselem AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37667 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 June 1893 Provisional List 1918 Rahotu, Taranaki Provisional List 1918
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs Ellen Flynn (mother), Te Wera, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 37667 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 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
    Influenza and pneumonia AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Anselm Flynn was the son of Mrs. Ellen Flynn, of Owhango, Hamilton, New Zealand. Born at Rahotu, Taranaki. Served on the Western Front, 1917.

    Name is listed in the Nominal Roll as Anselin Flynn, on his headstone as Anselem. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    1 December 1918 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kopuatama Cemetery, SH 43, Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM Block 7. Plot 10. AWMM
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
28 February 2016Faye MarieAucklandOther relative

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