| Place of birth | Hyde Park, Townsville, Queensland |
| School | West End State School, Townsville, Queensland |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Grocer |
| Address | Townsville, Queensland |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 32 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 152 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Ruth Flowers, c/o Mrs K Wall, 'Warriston', Petrie Terrace, Red Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Previous military service | 2nd Infantry; Member of the AGA, Townsville, Lt B Sec, Kennedy Regiment, Townsville, QLD |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant (Honorary Lieutenant) |
| Unit name | 49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/66/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of pneumonia, Peterborough, England. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Age at death | 34 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
| Place of burial | Dol Fletton Cemetery (NC. 423), Bedford and Huntingdon |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 148 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mercy FLOWERS, Norman Street, Ashton Estate, Townsville, Queensland |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 3 May 1916; disembarked Egypt, 13 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria, 6 August 1916, and proceeded to England. Marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, France, 16 October 1916. Proceeded to unit, 26 October 1916; taken on strength of 49th Bn, in the field, 29 October 1916. Admitted to 1st Anzac Main Dressing Station, 6 December 1916 (not yet diagnosed); rejoined unit, 11 December 1916. Detached to School of Instruction, 13 January 1917; rejoined unit, 9 February 1917. Evacuated to hospital, 14 February 1917; admitted to No 45 Casualty Clearing Station, 16 February 1917 (valvular disease of the heart); transferred to No 11 Ambulance Train, 17 February 1917; to No 9 General Hospital, Etretat, 19 February 1917 (tachycardia); discharged, 19 March 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, 31 March 1917. Proceeded to unit, 17 May 1917; rejoined 49th Bn, 17 May 1917. Promoted Lieutenant, 14 June 1917. On leave to England, 26 June 1917; rejoined unit, 8 July 1917. On leave to England, 29 October 1917; rejoined unit, 11 November 1917. Detached to 4th Division Baths, 17 January 1918; rejoined unit, 24 January 1918. On leave to England, 28 February 1918; rejoined unit, 16 March 1918. Deatched to Merricourt as Town Major, 31 July 1918. Died, Peterbro Infirmary, Old Fletton, England, 25 October 1918 (influenza, and bronchitis). Buried, Fletton Cemetery, 30 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FLOWERS Walter Henry |
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