FLYNN, John Bancks

FLYNN,  John  Bancks

Full Name: John Bancks

FLYNN

Date of Birth: 02

1890

Place of birth: Dublin

Ireland

Occupation: Farm Manager

Address: Narrogin WA

Next of Kin: Brother – Gerald Foster North

Next of Kin Address: Light Horse Camp Claremont WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 3197

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 15th Light Horse Regiment

Enlistment Date: 1916-10-09

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1917-05-22

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Disembarkation Date: 1917-06-20

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-09-21

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Previous 4 and half years with 25th Australian Light Horse
4/09/1916- Application to Enlist, Narrogin WA
4/10/1916- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
9/10/1916- To 87 Depot as Private
28/10/1916- To 22 Depot
20/12/1916- Appointed Corporal at 22 Depot
11/01/1917- Reverts to Private with 51st Battalion 9th Reinforcements
15/01/1917- Appointed Corporal with 51st Battalion
16/01/1917- To No. 5 Depot
1/02/1917- To 16th Battalion 25th Reinforcements
2/03/1917- To D3 Depot
16/03/1917- Transferred to Light Horse
16/04/1917- To Imperial Camel Corps 2nd Reinforcements
20/06/1917- To Isolation Camp Moascar Egypt as Trooper then EDP Corporal
16/07/1917- To Imperial Camel Brigade Abbassia Egypt
6/09/1917- To 3rd Anzac Battalion 11th Company Imperial Camel Corps Abbassia
31/12/1917- On duty with ICC at Rafa
28/01/1918- Detached to ICC Brigade Headquarters Egypt
18/03/1918- Rejoined ICC Brigade Abbassia ex Headquarters
6/07/1918- Transferred 15th Light Horse Regiment in the field Egypt
23/11/1918- Admitted 31st General Hospital Abbassia ( Bronchitis )
1/12/1918- Discharged to Convalescent Depot ex Hospital
16/12/1918- Attached to Australian Pay Corps Australian Headquarters Cairo Egypt
26/07/1919- Promoted Sergeant for Duty on return voyage to Australia
26/07/1919- Embarked Alexandria Egypt bound for Australia per ” Burma ”
22/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA ex Egypt
21/09/1919-  Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment ).

SERVICE  MEDALS  AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 18938

Victory Medal – No. 18217