Pals battalion High Wood casualty, Somme 1916. Flynn. 14th Royal Warwickshire Regiment.

Correctly named 1439 Pte H Flynn R War R

Harold Augustine Flynn was born in Birmingham in 1896 to Augustine and Carrie.

We see in 1911, he living living at the The Bulls Head on Villa Road, Handsworth, Birmingham where his father is the publican.

He served with the 14th Battalion, 1st Birmingham Pals and went overseas with an advance party including members from the 2nd Birmingham Pals (15th Bn) and the 3rd Birmingham Pals (16th Bn). They all landed in November 1915 earning the 15 Star Trio.

They fought through the Battle of the Somme but not on the first day.

They were heavily involved in the Battle of High Wood, known as the 'rottenest place on earth' which commenced on the 14th of July 1916. It was here that the 14th Battalion were serving when Harold succumbed to his wounds and died on the 5th of August 1916 when they were in billets in E't'rejust, west of Amiens.

The battle was inevitably a British success ending on the 15th of September 1916.

Harold is buried at St Sever Cemetery in Rouen.

The medals all have long original silk ribbons.