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George Richard Flint

In memory of:

Private George Richard Flint

March 12, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

406715

Age:

20

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Additional Information

Born:

August 3, 1895
Hornchurch, Essex, England

Son of John and Rosina Flint, of London, England.

Brother of George Richard Flint who died on December 20, 1916 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment).

Commemorated on Page 86 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

II. C. 218.

Location:

Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Circumstances of Death– Private George Richard Flint - Son of John and Rosina Flint, of 98 High St Tooting, London, England. Brother of George Richard Flint who died on December 20, 1916 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died of gun shot wounds to the abdomen at the No. 8 casualty clearing station. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/Pages/item.aspx?PageID=55915

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    Circumstances of Death – Private George Richard Flint - Son of John and Rosina Flint, of 98 High St Tooting, London, England. Brother of George Richard Flint who died on December 20, 1916 while serving with the Canadian Infantry (Manitoba Regiment). Died of gun shot wounds to the abdomen at the No. 8 casualty clearing station. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/Pages/item.aspx?PageID=55915
  • Newspaper clipping– In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Honour roll– British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll

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    Honour roll – British Home Children World War 1 Honour Roll
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  • Memorial– British home child

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Hamilton Spectator 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Document– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Document – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • War Memorial– Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario.

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    War Memorial – Saltfleet Township War Memorial (1922), Highway 8, Stoney Creek, Ontario.
  • Inscriptions– Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial.

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    Inscriptions – Detail of names listed on the Saltfleet Township War Memorial.

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