Will O'Brien Posted 30 October , 2004 Share Posted 30 October , 2004 As per CWGC Name: FLINT, ALBERT HENRY Initials: A H Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Private Regiment: Sussex Yeomanry Unit Text: 2nd/1st Age: 28 Date of Death: 30/10/1916 Service No: 2661 Additional information: Son of Albert Henry and Emma Elizabeth Flint, of 1, Mile End Cottages, Patcham, Brighton, Sussex. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: XII. B. 11A. Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 30 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2004 & the cemetery info Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY Country: France Locality: Pas de Calais Location Information: Etaples is a town about 27 kilometres south of Boulogne. The Military Cemetery is to the north of the town, on the west side of the road to Boulogne. Historical Information: During the First World War, the area around Etaples was the scene of immense concentrations of Commonwealth reinforcement camps and hospitals. It was remote from attack, except from aircraft, and accessible by railway from both the northern or the southern battlefields. In 1917, 100,000 troops were camped among the sand dunes and the hospitals, which included eleven general, one stationary, four Red Cross hospitals and a convalescent depot, could deal with 22,000 wounded or sick. In September 1919, ten months after the Armistice, three hospitals and the Q.M.A.A.C. convalescent depot remained. The cemetery contains 10,769 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, the earliest dating from May 1915. Hospitals were again stationed at Etaples during the Second World War and the cemetery was used for burials from January 1940 until the evacuation at the end of May 1940. After the war, a number of graves were brought into the cemetery from other French burial grounds. Of the 119 Second World War burials, 38 are unidentified. Etaples Military Cemetery also contains 658 German burials and a few war graves of other nationalities. The cemetery, the largest Commission cemetery in France, was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. No. of Identified Casualties: 11480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 30 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2004 Albert Flint is listed on the Patcham War memorial. Clickhere to see details of all those casualties from the village of Patcham, courtesy of Martin Edwards & his Roll of Honour.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will O'Brien Posted 30 October , 2004 Author Share Posted 30 October , 2004 Albert's online MIC index entry can also be seen here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gord97138 Posted 30 October , 2004 Share Posted 30 October , 2004 Will: As usual-Great job on the rememberence-appreciate reading them! gordon Also-here's a little more info from the 1901: Name Age in 1901 Birthplace Relationship Civil Parish County Albert H Flint 41 Betchworth, Surrey, England Head Patcham Sussex Albert H Flint 12 Reigate, Surrey, England Son Patcham Sussex Annie E Flint 11 Leigh, Surrey, England Daughter Patcham Sussex Edward J Flint 10 Leigh, Surrey, England Son Patcham Sussex Emily Flint 43 London, England Wife Patcham Sussex Ethel Flint 6 Leigh, Surrey, England Daughter Patcham Sussex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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