Steve Boyes Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March I'm trying to discover anything about the time Francis James Flinton spent in the Lincolnshire Regiment 2 bn during WW1. I know he died on 17/6/1918 and is buried in the Cologne Southern Cemetery but haven't been able to find out anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March (edited) Welcome to GWF His Regimental Number appears to have been 42887, Lincolnshire Regt. CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/901480/francis-james-flinton Son of Sarah Ann Flinton, of 9, Avenue Rd., Retford, Notts., and the late Thomas Flinton. There are pension records at WFA/Fold3 - his mother received a pension of 5/- pw from 11.3.19 for life [same address as CWGC] The pension records indicate he died of Sickness, PofW M Edited 17 March by Matlock1418 cause of death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin RussT Posted 17 March Admin Share Posted 17 March Welcome to the Forum Died as a PoW from complications arising from a shattered left thigh - probably sustained from some action his unit was involved. Regards Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matlock1418 Posted 17 March Share Posted 17 March (edited) PoW records at ICRC https://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/File/Details/141661/3/2 [note: there are two record cards to further explore - accessed from the first at this link - see thumbnail images at bottom] M Edited 17 March by Matlock1418 better link and note Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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