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Private Gerald Flanigan

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1884-01-25
Place of birth: Belfast County Antrim Ireland
Next of kin: Mrs. E. Flanigan, 46 Gt. Victoria St., Belfast
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Clerk
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1916-04-20
Cause of death: Killed in action
Buried: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, VI. C. 10.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 21832
Highest Rank: Private (4th Battalion)
Rank detail

Private, 4th Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Battle of St. Eloi

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 432305
LAC ID: 392026
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3129-S027
Uploader's Notes:

Son of Patrick and Ellen Flanigan of 46 Great Victoria St., Belfast, Ireland. Architect by profession, he emigrated to Canada in 1913, joining the Forces at Regina, Saskatchewan.

Two other brothers killed in WW1 Lt Edmund Hughes Flanigan RAMC, and Pte 3171 Dominic Flanigan, Leinster Regiment.

Uploader's Research notes:

Saskatchewan Virtual War Memorial

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-05-10