Great War Dundee
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John Coutts Flynn
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 172665
- Rank: Pioneer
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- Regiment/Service: Royal Engineers
- Unit/Ship: 8th Divisional Signal Company
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 28
- Date of Death: 31.07.1917
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Arras Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Bay 1
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 2 Peel Street, Lochee, Dundee
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More about John Coutts Flynn
John has no known grave but is remembered on the Arras Memorial. Next of kin listed as Miss Rose Flynn (aunt) 2 Peel St, Lochee.
John Coutts Flynn 172665 Royal Engineers
FLYN―Killed in action, 31st July 1917, 172665 Pioneer John C. Flynn, Wireless Section, Royal Engineers. – Inserted by his chum, Pioner P. Ryan, on active service, also by Mrs Ryan, 20 Fleuchar Street.
Dundee People’s Journal 1st September 1917
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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