A Collection of Medals for the Gallipoli Campaign

Three: Private W. Flynn, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action at Gallipoli during the Battle of Scimitar Hill on 21 August 1915

1914-15 Star (3404 Pte. W. Flynn. Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (3404 Pte. W. Flynn. Lan Fus.); Memorial Plaque (William Flynn) very fine (4) £160-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Gallipoli Campaign.

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William Flynn was born in Manchester in 1895 and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers. He served with the 9th (Service) Battalion at Gallipoli from 5 July 1915, and was killed in action on 21 August 1915 during the Battle of Scimitar Hill, when the Allies attempted to break out from Suvla and make a strong foray south towards Anzac Cove; supported by an impressive artillery barrage which shrouded the hills in mist and smoke, the troops succeeded in capturing the summit, but were soon facing high casualties in consequence of Turkish artillery and machine-gun fire from the Anafarta Spur. Large areas of scrubland caught fire which further hindered the removal of the wounded to a place of safety. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.