ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

FLANAGAN, Elworthy Luke

Full Name: Elworthy Luke

FLANAGAN

Date of Birth: 01

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1893

Place of birth: Albany WA

Australia

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Kojonup WA

Next of Kin: Father- James Michael FLANAGAN

Next of Kin Address: Kojonup WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 402

Rank: Trooper

Unit/Division: 10th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1914-10-17

Enlistment Location: Guildford

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-02-17

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-03-13

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-12-12

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Previous Service – Light Horse – 2 years
17/10/1914- Completed Medical Examination Katanning WA
then allotted to 10th Light Horse Regiment Guildford WA
21/12/1914- With 10th Light Horse Regiment Claremont WA as Trooper
17/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Surada” bound for Egypt
03/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base Heliopolis
28/04/1915- Admitted 2nd Australian General Hospital Cairo (Influenza)
03/05/1915- Discharged to 10LHR Egypt
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
28/10/1915- Admitted 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance Gallipoli (Influenza)
07/11/1915- Evacuated/Admitted General Hospital Gibraltar
19/12/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 5th Southern General Hospital Portsmouth England
21/06/1916- Transferred from Monte Video Camp to rejoin unit
01/07/1916- To 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
01/08/1916- Transferred to 3rd Light Horse Brigade Machine Gun Section as Driver Armara Egypt
29/06/1917- Admitted 5th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance ex 3rd LHFA Shellal (Sick)
08/07/1917- Rejoined 3rd LHGMGS Abasan Egypt ex Rest Camp Marakeb
29/07/1917- Admitted 3rd LHFA Marakeb (injury to Neck)
03/08/1917- Rejoined 3rd LHBMGS in the field Egypt
16/02/1918- Detached to Officers School Kelab Egypt
22/03/1918- Rejoined 3LHBMGS in the field ex School
24/03/1918- Detached to Salvage Duty at Shaluf Egypt
07/09/1918- Admitted Hospital Ludd (Influenza)
11/09/1918- Rejoined 3rd LHBMGS in the field Egypt
08/10/1918- Transferred to Supplies Section Damascus
22/10/1918- Admitted 14th Australian General Hospital Abbassia (Malaria)
06/11/1918- Disembarked Alexandria ex Beirut
09/11/1918- Admitted 14th AGH Abbassia (Malaria)
11/01/1919- Discharged to take Sick Leave Cairo Egypt
25/01/1919- To Machine Gun Training Squadron Moascar Egypt ex Leave
16/03/1919- Rejoined 3rd LHGMGS Egypt
27/05/1919- Admitted 26th Stationary Hospital Ismailia Egypt (Malaria)
06/06/1919- Transferred to 14th AGH Abbassia
23/06/1919- To Convalescent Training Depot Moascar
03/07/1919- Rejoined 3rd LHBMGS Egypt
10/07/1919- Embarked Kantara Egypt aboard “Oxfordshire” for Return to Australia
04/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle
12/12/1919- Discharged from Service (Medically Unfit).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star – No. 5950
British War Medal – No. 1854
Victory Medal – No. 1851.