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Sgt John Flynn by Peter Conole and Jean McDonald – July 2010 EPG Gazette
| Name | FLYNN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 39th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 417 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 7th July 1825 / 16 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Marble Polisher |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 5 years East Indies – 11 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 69 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Colour Sergeant / 12th September 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bristol England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Bristol 1848 Tralee 1856 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 2/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 St. John’s Limerick Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCARTHY Ellen c1811 Not yet known Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Timothy Francis B 1842 Not yet known Johannah or Anna B 1851 Not yet known D 1917 Western Australia Ellen B 1853 Not yet known Mary B Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot Y119 acreage unknown |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1855 to New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th May 1864 New Zealand Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | August 1882 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | There appears to be several differing dates and places for the death of this ‘man’. Further research required. |