Place of birth | Grafton, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Dentist |
Address | Davies Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 43 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 170 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth Minnie Flintoff, Davies Road, Claremont, Western Australia |
Previous military service | 14 years in Commonwealth Forces. Currently in 88th Infantry Battalion at the rank of Major. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Harriet FLINTOFF |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Disembarked Suez, ex-HMAT 'Geelong', 18 December 1915. Marched into 47th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 9 March 1916; transferred from 32nd Bn, 12 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 9 June 1916. Promoted to Temporary Lieutenant Colonel while commanding 47th Bn, 20 September 1916. Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel, 3 October 1916. Wounded in action, 14 November 1916; admitted to No 38 Casualty Clearing Station, 15 November 1916 (gunshot wounds, side and left arm); transferred to No 2 Red Cross Hospital, Rouen, 16 November 1916; to England, 1 January 1917; admitted to No 3 London General Hospital, 1 January 1917. Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's dispatch, 13 November 1916, for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the field. Discharged from No 3 London General Hospital, 13 March 1917; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Parham Downs, 17 March 1917. Transferred to command of, and taken on strength of 67th Bn, 25 April 1917. Marched out of No 1 Command Depot to Windmill Hill, 3 May 1917. Transferred to General List, 15 September 1917. Marched out of Windmill Hill, 26 September 1917; marched into No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 1 October 1917. To be returned to Australia 'T.A.', 1 June 1918. Granted one month's leave of absence, 29 June 1918. Relieved of command of No 3 Command Depot, 30 June 1918. Marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from No 4 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 31 July 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Malta', 31 July 1918; disembarked Perth, 21 September 1918; appointment terminated, 22 October 1918. Embarked Sydney on board S.S. 'Carpentaria', 7 November 1918, to serve at Officer Commanding Troops (voyage only); appointment terminated Perth, 6 December 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 61 |
Place of burial | Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FLINTOFF Thomas |