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2/Lt. W. J. Flood
British Army 11th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
Second Lieutenant Flood served with the 1st and 11th Battalions, Royal Irish Fusiliers.
Pte. Robert Flook
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Gateshead
(d.18th Apr 1918)
Pte. Adam Florence
British Army 1st Battalion Royal Scots
from:Overnewton, Glasgow
(d.9th May 1915)
Adam Florence, 23 of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots was lost in fighting at Sanctuary Wood, Zillebeke. He was the son of Robert and Margaret Florence of 8 Richard Street, Glasgow and husband of Marion. Adam is remembered in Ypres at the Menin Gate.
Pte. Aaron John Flower
British Army 7th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
from:Nunney Frome, Somerset
My granddad, Jack Flower, returned home after 2 years being a prisoner of war in Germany. He didn't realise he had a bullet inside him, and worked for 17 years at a quarry. When he was taken ill in 1934 he had to spend 4 years in Roehampton Hospital. He then died because of this in 1938. He was a widower and left behind 4 children, one who was my father. I only have a few things to remember him by, his medals and a few photographs, and a beautiful letter he wrote to my father. I never met him, but I love him and am very proud of him.
Pte. Arthur Flower
British Army 2nd Btn. Devonshire Regiment
from:Widcombe, Bath
(d.5th Sep 1917)
Arthur Flower served with the 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment during WW1 and was killed in action on the 5th September 1917, aged 30. He is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing in Belgium. He was the son of Mrs. Julia Flower, of 3, Alma Cottages, Widcombe, Bath.
Lt. Gordon Muriel Flowerdew V.C.
Canadian Army Lord Strathcona's Horse
from:Wallachin, British Columbia.
(d.31st Mar 1918)
Gordon Flowerdew was born in Billingsford, Norfolk, England and emegrated to Canada in 1902 at the age of 18. In 1914 he enlisted in the 31st British Columbia Horse, transferring to the Lord Strathcona's Horse. He died as a result of wounds, the day after the The cavalry charge at the Bois de Moreuil in France, for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross and is buried in Namps-au-Val British cemetery, near Amiens, France.
His V.C. Citation reads:
For most conspicuous bravery and dash when in command of a squadron detailed for special service of a very important nature. On reaching the first objective, Lieutenant Flowerdew saw two lines of the enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks, one line about two hundred yards behind the other. Realizing the critical nature of the operation and how many depended upon it, Lieutenant Flowerdew ordered a troop under Lieutenant Harvey to dismount and carry out a special movement while he led the remaining three troops to the charge. The squadron ( less one troop ) passed over both lines, killing many of the enemy with the sword, and wheeling about galloped at them again. Although the squadron had then lost about 70 percent of its number, killed and wounded, from rifle and machine gun fire directed on it from the front and both flanks, the enemy broke and retired. The survivors then established themselves in a position, where later they were joined, after much hand-to-hand fighting, by Lieutenant Harvey's party. Lieutenant Flowerdew was dangerously wounded through both thighs during the operation, but continued to cheer on his men. There can be no doubt that this officer's great valour was the prime factor in the capture of the position.
Lt. Gordon Muriel Flowerdew VC
Canadian Expeditionary Force Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
from:Canada
(d.31 March 1918)
Cpt. Gordon Muriel Flowerdew VC
Canadian Expeditionary Forces Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians)
from:British Columbia, Canada
(d.31st March 1918)
Gordon Flowerdew died of wounds on 31st March 1918 aged 32 and is buried in the Namps-au-Val British Cemetery in France. He was the son of Arthur J. B. and Hannah Flowerdew, of Billingford Hall, Scole, Norfolk.
An extract from the Second Supplement to the London Gazette, No. 30648, of 24th April, 1918, records the following: "For most conspicuous bravery and dash when in command of a squadron detailed for special service of a very important nature. On reaching the first objective, Lt. Flowerdew saw two lines of the enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks, one line being about two hundred yards behind the other. Realising the critical nature of the operation and how much depended upon it, Lt. Flowerdew ordered a troop under Lt. Harvey, V.C. to dismount and carry out a special movement while he led the remaining three troops to the charge. The squadron (less one troop) passed over both lines, killing many of the enemy with the sword; and wheeling about galloped at them again. Although the squadron had then lost about 70 per cent of its numbers, killed and wounded, from rifle and machine gun fire directed on it from the front and both flanks, the enemy broke and retired. The survivors of the squadron then established themselves in a position where they were joined, after much hand-to-hand fighting, by Lt. Harvey's party. Lt. Flowerdew was dangerously wounded through both thighs during the operation, but continued to cheer on his men. There can be no doubt that this officer's great valour was the prime factor in the capture of the position."
Pte John Alfred Flowers
British Army 5th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Kingston upon Hull
In 1914 Jack Flowers joined the 5th East Yorkshire Cyclists. In May 1918 he was with the Army Service Corps, delivering ammunition to the front line when he suffered a direct hit on the rear of the truck. He suffered severe injuries to his legs from shrapnel. He should have been in the back of the truck but Jack always sneaked into the front with the driver so he could see what was going on even though he had been reprimanded for doing so. If he had been in the back of the truck he would have been killed along with several of his colleagues.
He was hospitalised in Sheffield and convalesced in Mablethorpe. It was 9 months before he returned home to Hull. He later suffered from what is now recognised as post-traumatic stress disorder.
John Alfred Flowers died in Hull in 1975 at the ripe old age of 92. He had a son and daughter born before the war and another daughter born after the war. I am proud to say he was my Grandfather, the family all called him Pop.
Rflmn George Augustus Floyd
British Army 9th (Queen Victorias Rifles) Battalion London Regiment
George Floyd volunteered for the QVR in 1914. He kept a diary and was good at drawing painting, he recorded his work with unit at hill 60 and other battles including the first day of the Somme as a bomber, he was first over the top, a shell exploded over head and blow a hole through his shoulder. He was unconscious when a medic came along gave him a pain killer of some sort and he was left there over night. He woke up and heard voices called out they turned out to be Germans who started shooting at him, it went quiet so he started clawing to the other end, it took a while to convince a post that he was British but they helped him back to the trench. He started walking with help got fed up with how long it was taking, so to much up set got on the top of the communication trench they gave him help back to hospital tent. Later he was sent back to England and then after recovering he came to train new recruits.
His diary was put into a book but only in limited edition as him cousin was a publisher, but Grandpa did not want it released in case it upset anyone. My mother did a family tree and noticed his best friends name in a mag and wrote to them they contacted my mother asking for more information about Frank Boggis he survived the day time of the Battle of the Somme and they got to there objective, only to be killed at 5pm, tea time that day. Mum gave them the location of his grave and they wrote to say thank you and later to say they had just returned from visiting their uncle's grave. Grandpa visited the grave on the ten year anniversary in 1926.
Many other stories but I hope hope this is a short record of his dairies which his cousin put on show at Cambridge university as he was a lecturer there in history.
Ord. Seaman John William Floyd
Royal Navy HMS Malaya
This is a photo of my father John William Floyd taken on the HMS Malaya in World War 1. On the original photo you can see HMS Malaya on the hat band of the sailor back row centre. My father born 1897 served as o/s on the Malaya from 28th January 1916 till 15th March 1917. Can anyone give me any info on the photo?
George William Fluke MM
British Army 1/4th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
Pte. Walter Reginald Herbert Flute
British Army 2nd Btn. South Wales Borderers
(d.11th Apr 1918)
Frederick James Flutter
British Army 3rd Dragoon Guards
from:Leeds
(d.11th Apr 1917)
Frederick James Flutter died 11 Apr 1917 he was a member of the 3rd Dragoon Guards (Prince of Wales Own). He has no known grave and is remembered on Bay 1 of the Arras Memorial. Frederick had joined the Army some years before the war was declared and was stationed in Egypt at the outbreak of hostilities. He went to France and was wounded in Sept 1915 returning to duty in 1916.
Frederick was baptised at Monkton on 14 Mar 1884 the son of Richard Kingston (of Pembroke) & Margaret Jane Flutter(of Leeds) who late in the 19th century held the White Hart Inn Pembroke Street P.D. By 1917 residing at the Green. Richard, his father had been born at Castlemartin 25th Feb 1844 to Charles William & Martha Flutter. Richack Kington Flutter aged 36 a Farmer of Hardings Hill Angle had marrried Margaret Jane Thomas aged 32 of Moreston Farm Monkton the daughter of Thomas Thomas a sadler by licence on the 22 May 1880.
Pte. Maurice Flymm
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Cork
Maurice Flynn was born at Kilworth, near Castlelyons, Fermoy, County Cork on 9th December 1882. His father was a farmer and his mother died when he was young. His father (David) had re-married, his mother Hanah Lyons being his second wife. He had two half sisters one being Mary who married a Michael Bane, who like the husband of the other sister was in the Army. After Maurice's mother died he went to live with his sister Mary in Fermoy, but as the house was "too regimental", he left and became a groom for the Rices in the town.
At the age of 15 years he joined the 9th King's Royal Rifle Corps, having given his age as 17 years. The 9th KRRC was the Old North Cork Militia Regiment which had its headquarters in Mallow from 5th December 1899. The Boer War commenced in 1899 shortly after he completed his training and he was drafted to South Africa with this Regiment. It is believed that he joined up with his best friend who died within two weeks of his arrival in South Africa.
The one story he tells of this period relates to an incident when he was out scouting alone and came upon a group of Boers in a Wadi. These he single-handedly captured and led back to his camp, but prior to entering he was reminded that they still held guns in their saddle holsters and should be disarmed. They were obviously starving and glad to be captured in order to get fed.
Also whilst in South Africa he was wounded, and spent some time convalescing there. He often spoke of Table Mountain in Capetown, as it was so impressive to him. During the campaign he is reputed to have saved the life of an officer. Although there is no documentary evidence of this heroic deed, Pte. Flynn was presented with a colt pistol by the grateful officer. This is now held in the museum at Fitzgerald's Park in Cork. Whilst in South Africa he appears to have travelled much, as he listed the following places under the heading 'My Travels in South Africa'.
1. Cape Town 2. Grun Point (Green Point) 3. Warm Baths. 4. Fourteen Streams. 5. ( ) Naaupoort. 6. (Tibus) Clifton's Farm-not found. 7. (Stainburg) Reit River - not found. 8. Bethany. 9. (Arundel) Bethulie Bridge. 10. Orange River. 11. Kilmounts (charge with bayonets)- not found. 12. Krugers Dorp. 13. Newcastle. 14. Dannhauser. 15. Dundee. 16. Lady Smith. 17. Orange River Colony (Station). 18. Glencoe. 19. Modder River (Island & Hotel). 20. Sunnyside. 21. Colenso. 22. Kimberley. 23. Wittebergen. 24. Springfontein. 25. Reitfontein. 26. Dreifontein. 27. Jagerfontein. 28. Colesburg. He returned to England on 7th July 1900 and on 13th July 1901 was listed as being entitled to the Queen's South African Medal with both the Cape Colony and Orange Free State Clasps. The above regiment was disbanded in Mallow in 1908. No soldier's papers were found in the thefiles at the Public Records Office. This is as expected, because he continued to serve in the Great War and the above papers are for those who were discharged to pension before 1913.
Maurice is known to have spent some time in India and whilst there he contracted malaria. He suffered from bouts of this all his life which included the usual shivering and high temperatures. It is also known that he claimed to have often swum in the Ganges, and also spoke of being on service at the Himalayas. At some stage around this time he was stationed at Gosport, Hants., and operated there as a P.E. instructor. It is also known that he served in Duncannon Fort, Co. Wexford and Charles Fort in Kinsale Co. Cork, which he was very familiar with, particularly the stables.
On his returning to Ireland he met up with Mary Sommerville whose father was an engineer in Co. Galway, and it appears that she was born out of wedlock. Mary was orphaned or given when young and went to live with relatives, the Rices at Bank House in Fermoy, the same family that Maurice had been groom to some years earlier. Mary was a live-in servant to the Rices and her cousin Sr. Veronica (Susan) Rice, was to become the Rev. Mother (later transferred to Youghal). Maurice and Mary were married in Mallow on 30th September 1905 and they went to live at Chapel Hill in Fermoy. The wedding was never approved of by Mary's relatives and, after they eloped, the Rices stopped any inheritance she may have been entitled to, including property in Taylor's Hill, Galway and did not contact her for many years. There were a few brief meetings eventually when they were living in Glaunthaune. Mary Sommerville had eight children,listed below.
William Anthony born on 22nd August 1906, died on 19th April 1958. Maurice Christopher born on 23rd November 1907, died on 7th May 1908. Eileen born on 8th March 1910 in Glasgow, died on 28th June 1976. Maurice Joseph born on 27th November 1911, died on 9th December 1911. David Benedict born on 4th January 1913, died on 4th December 1914. (Buried with military band in Tralee near the barracks.) Ruby Harriet born on 9th March 1915, died on 7th January 1924. Maureen Veronica born on 4th June 1918. Hannah born on 9th March 1924, died on 12th March aged 3 days. David was interred at the Military Cemetery in Tralee (Killerisk) on the following Saturday after his death, attended by many members of the Regiment (3rd Battalion), he was a very popular little boy with the regiment and the band played "The flower of the forest" at his grave side. His death was caused by food poisoning after eating contaminated 'bully beef' obtained from the Army stores, something Maurice never forgave the army for. On 9th March 1915, Ruby Harriet Patrica was born and she was baptized in Tralee on the 14th March 1915, she died in the fever hospital of diphtheria. They were living in Glounthaune, the local doctor was called but was drunk on arrival. Mary Flynn ran to Beamish's, Ashbourne House and they rang for an ambulance from Cork. They also contacted Maurice at Ryan's where he worked and William at O'Gilvie and Moores, Parnell Place, Cork. By the time she got to hospital she had choked to death. Combermere Lodge is just across the road from the rear entrance of Ashbourne House and Willie was very friendly with Richard (Dickie) Beamish, the son of the owner of Beamish's Brewery in Cork. They lived at Chapel Hill in Fermoy until 1910, when they moved to Glasgow. Maurice worked for Lever Bros, the soap manufacturers. The family lived at 4 Harrington Street, Maryhill, Glasgow.
By 1913 he was again back in Ireland. Unfortunately the smog and cold of Glasgow had a detrimental effect on the health of the eldest child Willie, consequently he returned to the Army. He joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers at Ballymullan, Tralee, Co. Kerry. The ex-servicemen and reservists were mobilized on 4th August 1914 and as he wore 3 Good Conduct Chevrons, he must then have served over 12 years with the Army. The soldiers generally enlisted for 12 years - 7 years with the Colours and the final 5 years in the reserves.
His 12 years were up therefore, certainly by 1911. However he entered the Special Reserves after his return from Scotland, thereby joining the Royal Munster Fusiliers. Upon mobilization he was Pte 6663 with the 3rd Royal Munster Fusiliers who moved to Cork during October/November 1914. They moved to Aghada in East Cork in May 1915, which consisted of a camp on the grounds of Hadwell House. The 3rd Battalion R.M.F. were a Special Reserve, and were to be used to replenish the dead or wounded of the 1st or 2nd R.M.F. Battalions on active service
On 19th April 1916 he sailed for France by ferry from Folkestone to Bologne in a reinforcing draft. (It is also possible that he may have been to France/Flanders on a previous occasion as he wore four blue chevrons representing 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918 on active service.) Here he joined the 1st Battalion on active service, recently returned from their disastrous near annihilation on 'V' Beach. He was wounded shortly before 2nd August 1916 whilst with the 1st R.M.F. They served with the 48th Brigade, 16th (Irish) Division. This wound appears not serious (flesh wound in the leg) as a silver wound badge was not recorded as having been awarded. He appears to have served the remainder of the war in France and Flanders and suffered the after effects of a gas attack, something which was to plague him all his life. The only story he told of killing the enemy relates to a German sniper operating from a tree who had killed five of his colleagues. He waited until dark when he could identify the position of the sniper by the flash from his gun to shoot and kill the slayer of his mates. All his life subsequently he smoked his cigarette with the lighted end towards the palm so as not to show a glimmer at night.
A story is told that whilst on active service he struck up a friendship with a young soldier, the son of an Anglican Minister. Pte. Flynn wrote a letter to the soldier's family after his death, detailing the circumstances. In return, the family presented him with a pocket watch, and a ring as mementoes. The family kept in touch with Maurice for many years after the War.
Pte. Charles Flynn
British Army 11th (Accrington Pals) Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:13 Augusta Street, Accrington
Charles Flynn served with the 11th (Accrington Pals) Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment. Charles was born in Accrington in 1882 and lived in Augusta Street, Accrington. He was employed at H&B in the town as an Iron Turner before enlisting.
Charles died after the war in 1925, partly due to the effects of being gassed during the war. He is remembered on the Sacred Heart RC Roll of Honour. The Roll of Honour is now at St Mary's RC Church Oswaldtwisle. No known photo remains of Charles.
CSM. Charles Flynn
British Army 2nd Btn Connaught Rangers
from:Galway
My Great Grandfather Charles Flynn served with the Connaught Rangers from 1885 to 1908 and then signed up again during WWI from the reserves.
My Grandfather also fought during the Great War with 2nd Battalion Connaught Rangers and was eventually a CSM at the end of the war. My Great Grandfather Norman McKay served with the Connaught Rangers and retired in 1912 but resigned during the Great War. and my Uncle Bert James was a Lieutenant Colonel with the British Army and served in the Connaught Rangers during WWI. There are more family members who served, but I do not have the records at present.
Pte. Daniel Flynn
British Army 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Burnley, Lancashire
(d.1st May 1918)
Daniel Flynn served with the 11th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers during WW1 and died of wounds on the 1st May 1918 in Stendale Hospital, Germany, age 30. He is buried in the Berlin South-Western Cemetery, Germany. He lived at 8 Hill Top Passage, Burnley, Lancashire
Pte. Daniel Flynn
British Army 11th Btn. Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Burnley, Lancashire
(d.1st May 1918)
Daniel Flynn died of wounds on 1st of May 1918 in Stendale Hospital in Germany age 30 and buried in the Berlin South Western Cemetery in Germany. He lived at 8 Hill Top Passage, Burnley, Lancashire
Pte. Daniel Flynn
British Army 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Whitehaven
(d.18th Sep 1918)
Pte. Francis Flynn
British Army 15th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:32 Glasgow Street, Thornaby on Tees
(d.26th Aug 1918)
My uncle Frank Flynn was the second youngest of nine children of John Flynn and Mary nee Foy. John Flynn had come over from County Leitrim, Ireland in the 1860s or 1870s.
Frank enlisted in the 15th Battalion Durham Light Infantry on 16th December 1914 at Stockton-On-Tees aged 19 years 10 months, measuring 5 feet 3 3/4 tall, service number 3230, which later changed to 45577. In July 1916 he was posted to 15th DLI in France. He was wounded in September 1916 and shipped back to England and spent a month in hospital. Returning to France in August 1917 he was killed in action on 26th August 1918, He is Remembered at Warlencourt British cemetery.
L/Cpl. Frank William Flynn CdeG.
British Army 10th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment
Frank Flynn served with the 10th Btn. Duke of Wellington's Regiment and was awarded the Italian Croce Di Guerra for his actions on the 27th of October 1918.
Pte. Hugh Flynn
British Army 18th Btn. Highland Light Infantry
(d.15th Nov 1916)
Pte. Hugh Flynn served with the Highland Light Infantry 18th Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 15th November 1916 and is buried in Habarcq Communal Cemedtery Extension, Habarcq, France.
Sjt. J. Flynn
Army Durham Light Infantry
Pte. J. Flynn
British Army Royal Munster Fusiliers
from:Newcastle West
Private Flynn was the Stepson of James Sheridan, of the County Home, Newcastle West.
He was 40 when he died on 5th March 1919 and is buried in Grave F. 279 in the Rathkeale (St. Mary) Catholic Churchyard, Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, Ireland.
Pte. James Henry Flynn VC.
British Army 4th Btn. South Wales Borderers
from:Bodmin, Cornwall
(d.30th Mar 1917)
Private James Henry Flynn VC served with the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers and died, age 23, on the 30th March 1917. He is remembered on the Basra War Memorial, Iraq. Son of Mr. J. Flynn, of 19, Downing St., Bodmin, Cornwall.
An extract from The London Gazette, dated, 26th Sept., 1916, records the following;- For most conspicuous bravery. After a night attack he was one of a small party which dug in in front of our advanced line and about 300 yards from the enemy trenches. Seeing several wounded men lying out in front he went out and bandaged them all under heavy fire, making several journeys in order to do so. He then went back to our advanced trench for a stretcher and, being unable to get one, he himself carried on his back a badly wounded man into safety. He then returned and, aided by another man who was wounded during the act, carried in another badly wounded man. He was under continuous fire while performing this gallant work.
Rfmn. James Flynn
British Army 9th (Service) Btn. Rifle Brigade
from:42 Weaman St. Birmingham
(d.25th Sept 1915)
James Flynn Served with the 9th Btn. Rifle Brigade, known as Jim he was my Nan's brother and was killed in action.
Pte. James Flynn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Durham City
James Flynn enlisted in 1914
Pte. James Flynn
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Tanfield
James lynn transferred to the Medical Corps.
Pte. James Flynn
British Army 1st Btn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
from:Edinburgh
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