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Keith Waverley FLOCKART

ReligionMethodist
OccupationGrazier
AddressBurwood Road, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Joseph F Flockart, Burwood Road, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date29 December 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 May 1916
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Division Artillery
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Cross


Work at Vauvillers on22 August 1918.
Recommendation date: 24 August 1918

FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Medals

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Vauvillers on 22nd August 1918. While his battery was being heavily shelled, and the detachments had been withdrawn, his gun pit caught fire. He collected a few men and stripped off the burning camouflage, saving a quantity of ammunition and the gun from destruction. Later he was foremost in removing wounded when his shelters were being shelled.''
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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