J W's Story.
3352 Private J. W. Flynn, 4th Battalion Cheshire Regiment, died of heart disease at Springfontein on either 12th or 13th December 1900. (Some records (newspaper reports, and his headstone) name him as Private W Flynn but the inscription in Macclesfield and his medals list show his name as J W Flynn.)
Newspaper report 24th November 1900
3352 Private W. Flynn, 4th Cheshire Regiment, is reported to have died from heart disease at Springfontein on Dec. 13th.
Cheshire Observer, Saturday 22nd December 1900
He is buried in the Concentration Camp Memorial & British War Graves, Springfontein, Xhariep District Municipality, Free State, South Africa.
Springfontein concentration camp and British war graves site
Newspaper report 24th November 1900
3352 Private W. Flynn, 4th Cheshire Regiment, is reported to have died from heart disease at Springfontein on Dec. 13th.
Cheshire Observer, Saturday 22nd December 1900
He is buried in the Concentration Camp Memorial & British War Graves, Springfontein, Xhariep District Municipality, Free State, South Africa.
Springfontein concentration camp and British war graves site
He is commemorated on the Cheshire Regiment Boer War Memorial in Chester Cathedral, and on a brass Boer War memorial plaque in St Michael and All Angels Church, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Researched by Shena Lewington (November 2026)
Researched by Shena Lewington (November 2026)