| Accession Number | P02466.246 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
WA. Paybook photograph of WX867 Sergeant George Edward Thomas Flanagan, 2/11th Battalion, ...
Description
WA. Paybook photograph of WX867 Sergeant George Edward Thomas Flanagan, 2/11th Battalion, Australian Infantry. Sergeant Flanagan, aged 26, died on 22 August 1941, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of Edward Richard and Eva Evelyn Flanagan, of West Leederville, WA. He is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany, Section 4, Row B, Plot 13. (Photograph supplied by the Army's Soldier Career Management Agency. Information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)