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PVT Robert Regis “Hobby” Flinn

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PVT Robert Regis “Hobby” Flinn

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
5 May 1944 (aged 38)
Torcross, South Hams District, Devon, England
Burial
Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot
Plot E Row O Grave 75
Memorial ID
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Robert entered the service from Pennsylvania.His serial # was 33168171.Cause of death:coronary occlusion. Robert had three brothers: James,Norman and William.Grandson of Terrence and Rosanna Murray Kelly.Robert served with the 20th Engr.Combat Bn.Robert never married.His "effects" that were shipped to his family in Pittsburgh,Pa. were as follows:Chessmen,Missal Prayer Book,Rosary,Medal of the Immaculate Conception of Mary,cigarette lighter and billfold.(stated by the 1st Lt of his unit,W H West.)He was first interred at the Brookwood American Military Cemetery in Brookwood,England.In May of 1948 he was disinterred and his final resting place was in Cambridge American Military Cemetery,Coton,Cambridgeshire,England.
Robert entered the service from Pennsylvania.His serial # was 33168171.Cause of death:coronary occlusion. Robert had three brothers: James,Norman and William.Grandson of Terrence and Rosanna Murray Kelly.Robert served with the 20th Engr.Combat Bn.Robert never married.His "effects" that were shipped to his family in Pittsburgh,Pa. were as follows:Chessmen,Missal Prayer Book,Rosary,Medal of the Immaculate Conception of Mary,cigarette lighter and billfold.(stated by the 1st Lt of his unit,W H West.)He was first interred at the Brookwood American Military Cemetery in Brookwood,England.In May of 1948 he was disinterred and his final resting place was in Cambridge American Military Cemetery,Coton,Cambridgeshire,England.


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  • Created by: Mary Pichla Frick
  • Added: Dec 8, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81721599/robert_regis-flinn: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Robert Regis “Hobby” Flinn (27 Feb 1906–5 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 81721599, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by Mary Pichla Frick (contributor 47654604).