FLANAGAN, Michael James
(Service number 54028)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16 August 1884 | Place of Birth | NZ |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 177 Tancred Street, Linwood, Christchurch | ||
| Occupation | Motor engineer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married. One child | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. FLANAGAN (wife), care of Mrs D. O'Connell, Seadown, Canterbury | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 27th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 16 July 1917 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 26 July 1972 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Cashmere | ||
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Biographical Notes
Michael James Flanagan was the oldest son of Daniel and Annie Flanagan. He married Elizabeth O'Connell on 1 June 1915 at Temuka. Their son, Alan James Flanagan, was born on 23 December 1917, after Michael had left for the Front. Michael Flanagan was among those who arrived at the Temuka Station on 23 April 1919 to rousing cheers from a large crowd. After a march to the Post Office, the men were welcomed and hailed as "one of the finest lots of boys that had reached Temuka." Two brothers - Bernard John and Daniel - also served in World War One.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [10 December 2015]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 January 2017]; Timaru Herald, 24 April 1919 (Papers Past) [10 December 2015]
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