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Soldier Summary

James Patrick Flinton

Alternate Names
Last nameFirst name
McLaughlinRobert
Military History

Rank: Gunner

Unit: Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).

Serial Number: 3540 (AIF); 193047 (British Army)

Notes

Occupation: laborer. Served in AIF 10th Field Artillery Brigade and 201st battalion, Machine Gun Corps of the British Army.

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]1939Hay, NSW, Australia
Residence[1]Mansfield, Vic., Australia
Re-enlisted [1]09/13/1915Claremont, Tas. (Australia)
Discharged as medically unfit[1]01/1915
Enlisted[1]09/1914
Birth1887 (?)
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19