FLAHIVE, John
| Service Numbers: | 2406, V91096 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 June 1916, Enlisted Brunswick Victoria allocated to 5th reinforcement’s 59th Battalion at 20th Depot Battalion Castlemaine Victoria on 20th June 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 4 August 1887 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tester |
| Died: | Aorta blockage, cardiac dilation (Heart Failure) , Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 7 October 1945, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Burial reference: - R.C. Plot. Compt. K. Line 9. Grave 4. Personal inscription: - "DEEPLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED BY LOVING WIFE & FAMILY". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2406, 59th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted Brunswick Victoria allocated to 5th reinforcement’s 59th Battalion at 20th Depot Battalion Castlemaine Victoria on 20th June 1916 | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2406, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2406, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field Belgium | |
| 9 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2406, 59th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Wounded in Action Gassed | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2406, 59th Infantry Battalion, Evacuated to Australia for change Gas’s poisoning | |
| 5 Nov 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2406, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit Gas poisoning |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, V91096, 9 Garrison Battalion / Company (Vic) | |
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| 5 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V91096, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic) | |
| 2 Mar 1943: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, V91096, 3 Garrison Battalion (Vic), Discharged as medically unfit due to Pulmonary fibrosis. |
John Flahive-Grandfather WW2
Roll of Honour:
John Flahive
Service Number: V91096
Rank: Private
Unit: 9th Garrison Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Conflict / Operation: Second World War, 1939-1945
Conflict eligibility date: Second World War, 1939-1947
The official commencement and cut-off dates for inclusion in the Roll of Honour and the Commemorative Roll.
Date of death: 7 October 1945
Place of death: Victoria, Australia
Cause of death: Illness
Cemetery or memorial details: Williamstown General Cemetery, Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
Location on the Roll of Honour
John Flahive's name is located at 77 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).
Submitted 25 April 2016 by Paul Flahive
John Flahive-Grandfather
The 59th Battalion AIF- Grandfather- John Flahive
John Flahive Involvement WWI-Grandfather
Departed from Australia 25/9/16 on the Shropshire.
Arrived England 21/11/16
30/12/16 Proceeded o/s to France
10/2/17 Unit 59th AIF- Involvement
11/5/17 Hospital France- Scolded foot
21/5/17 Hospital in England
12/12/17 Re-joined and involved in France in the 59 th Battalion AIF
12/4/18 Wounded in action- Gassed and transferred to England
7/6/18 Transferred from the Birmingham hospital
8/8/18 Returned to Australia from England – Gas Shell Poisoning
4/10/18 Disembarked Melbourne
15/11/18 Discharged from AIF at Melbourne – Disability Gas Shell Poisoning
He suffered from breathing difficulties and died from Bronchitis in 1945 (whilst serving in the Australian Reserve forces during WW2) – Common amongst Gassing victims from WW1
Second Battle of Bullecourt 03 May 1917 - 17 May 1917-
JOHN FLAHIVE SCOLDED FOOT –Trench Foot- 11/5/17 -The 59th Battalion defended gains made in the second battle of Bullecourt.
Late March 1918, the 59th moved to Corbie to help defend the German advance. During this defence the 59th were involved in the counter attack at Villers Britonneux on 25/4/18. John Flahive was gassed on the 12/4/18 whilst part of the 59th AIF. Gass attacks by the Germans preceded their major advance on Villers Britonneux before 18/4/18
The Independent Footscray- Nov 18 -1918
The Flahives.-Private James Flahive, who was wounded in the back some time ago, after recovering from an attack of shell shock, is on his way back to Australia among a number of other wounded soldiers. His brother Jack, also of Sussex-street, Yarraville, returned home a few weeks ago, a victim of gas. The last named has improved lately.
Submitted 25 April 2016 by Paul Flahive
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