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Private William James Ernest Flanagan

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 1894-08-04
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: David Flanagan, father. 116 Lisgar Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Piano Polisher
Occupation (normalized): Wooden Furniture Finisher
Address: 116 Lisgar Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Methodist
Date of death: 1916-08-10
Buried: Cologne Southern Cemetery, XVI. B. 20.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 109339
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Trooper (Army).
  2. Private (Army). 1915-06-11 to 1916-08-10
Degree of service: Europe
Interned as POW at: Dülmen
Survived war: no

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 901476
LAC ID: 392120
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B3130A-S057
Uploader's Notes:

Son of David Emmanuel Flanagan and Leah 'Lillie' Flanagan (nee Scott); older brother of Albert Howard Flanagan (Service No. 404077)

Reported missing and Prisoner of War June 2, 1916. Died as a PoW of a broken neck

Uploader's Research notes:

Source: The 4th Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1914 - 1919 (1926, Captain S.G.Bennett)http://contentdm.ucalgary.ca/u?/cmh,39960

http://www.4cmr.com/index.htm War Diaries

http://www.cefresearch.com/matrix/index.html Nominal Rolls

[Trooper Army Canadian Militia 9th Mississauga Horse Private Army Canadian Infantry 4th Regiment Canadian Mounted Rifles P.O.W. June 2, 1916, Died in Captivity August 10, 1916 ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-07-24