James Philip Flynn - Lithgow, NSW
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Constable James Philip Flynn died in the execution of his duty at Appin NSW on 9 March 1924 aged 26 years.
Waymark Code: WMWQ24
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 09/30/2017
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Constable Flynn was shot dead & his murder was reported in the Lithgow Mercury on 10 March 1924 as:
CONSTABLE MURDERED
Constable James Flynn was shot dead at Campbelltown yesterday afternoon. An engineer named Clift was at the same time seriously wounded. Flynn was conveying a prisoner from Cordeaux Dam in a motor driven by Clift. It is alleged that a revolver was drawn and the shots fired as the car reached Campbelltown.
Guy Charles Clift, the driver of the car in the Campbelltown tragedy, died at six o'clock the following Monday morning. George William Simpson (34) was brought before the Camden police court and charged with the murder of Constable Flynn and Clift.
His headstone is heavily stained but reads:
In loving memory of our dear son & brother
Constable James Philip Flynn
Who died in the execution of his duty at Appin NSW
9 March 1924 aged 26 years.
Type of Death Listed: Murder
Cause of death inscription on headstone: In Execution of his Duty
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