Regimental number | 1447 |
Place of birth | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station hand |
Address | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 136 lbs |
Next of kin | Sister, Miss Katherine Flannery, 9 Sheriff Street, Mountpottinger Road, Belfast, Ireland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Toowoomba, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Air Mechanic |
Unit name | February 1917 Reinforcements |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 8/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Air Mechanic |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked, Melbourne, 11 May 1917. Admitted to Ship Hospital, 3 July 1917; discharged from Ship Hospital, 5 July 1917; disembarked, Plymouth, England, 19 July 1917; marched into Training Camp, Parkhouse, 20 July 1917; marched into Australian Flying Corps Training Depot, Wendover, 28 July 1917; taken on strength of 29th Training Squadron, 23 August 1917. Admitted to Military Hospital (sick), 28 November 1917; marched into 5th Training Ground form Hospital, 14 January 1918. Found guilty, 17 November 1918, of (1) being absent without leave from 9 am, 14 November 1918, until 6 pm, 14 November 1918: fined 1 day's pay, total forfeiture 2 days' pay. Admitted to Australian Flying Corps Hospital (Periostites), 15 December 1918; discharged to 1st Wing Headquarters, Australian Flying Corps, 14 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Kaiser-I-Hind', 6 May 1919; disembarked, Sydney, 19 June 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Brisbane, 1 August 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FLANNERY John Francis Leo |