'Early on the morning of 29th September 1917, a stretcher squad set out from the BUTTE on the East side of POLYGON WOOD. This squad failed to return . At 2 a.m. fearing that something had happened Lance Corporal Flynn, although POLYGON WOOD was then under very heavy fire, set out through this area in search of his comrades. He finally discovered the squad had become casualties, and by his aid the wounded were go back to safety at the next Relay Post in GLENCORSE WOOD. Again on the morning of 1st October 1917, when his unit was being relieved, Lance Corporal Flynn came across a party of wounded being led to the Relay Post by a wounded Officer. he although relieved at once volunteered as a guide to the party and brought them safely through a heavy barrage, during which he himself was wounded, to the A.D.S. at MENIN HOUSE.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76
Date: 23 May 1918

Regimental number	6553
Place of birth	Ballarat Victoria
Religion	Roman Catholic
Occupation	Plasterer
Address	'Claire', Aintree Road, Malvern, Victoria
Marital status	Single
Age at embarkation	22
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Mary M Flynn, 'Claire', Aintree Road, Malvern, Victoria
Enlistment date	18 June 1915
Rank on enlistment	Private
Unit name	Infantry Brigade 6,Field Ambulance 6, Reinforcement 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number	26/49/2
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Commonwealth on 26 November 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll	Private
Unit from Nominal Roll	14th Field Ambulance
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)	Military Medal Recommendation date: 2 October 1917 Military Medal Recommendation date: 14 October 1917
Fate	Returned to Australia 28 March 1919
Medals	Military Medal 'Early on the morning of 29th September 1917, a stretcher squad set out from the BUTTE on the East side of POLYGON WOOD. This squad failed to return . At 2 a.m. fearing that something had happened Lance Corporal Flynn, although POLYGON WOOD was then under very heavy fire, set out through this area in search of his comrades. He finally discovered the squad had become casualties, and by his aid the wounded were go back to safety at the next Relay Post in GLENCORSE WOOD. Again on the morning of 1st October 1917, when his unit was being relieved, Lance Corporal Flynn came across a party of wounded being led to the Relay Post by a wounded Officer. he although relieved at once volunteered as a guide to the party and brought them safely through a heavy barrage, during which he himself was wounded, to the A.D.S. at MENIN HOUSE.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76 Date: 23 May 1918
Date of death	27 February 1963
Place of burial	Fawkner Cemetery

Stephen James FLYNN