Born York, 1898. Son of Jane Kerr (Jeannie) (1873-1967) and William Ewart Flint (1872-1916), of 122, Queen Street, Withernsea (1911 Census) and 14, Pearson Street, Prospect Street, Hull (War Pension address).
Served as Signaller, Royal Naval reserve, on the HMS “Lady Cory Wright”. Killed in action, on 26/03/1918, aged 20. No CWGC records.
The Lady Cory Wright was requisitioned/hired on 5 August 1914 and used as a mine carrier, she was crewed by RN and RFA personnel . On 26 March 1918 she was in the English Channel steaming from Plymouth to Malta laden with a cargo that included 2,762 mines, 370 depth charges, 2,100 torpedo detonators and 1,000 primers B.E. when the German submarine UC-17 torpedoed her about 14 miles off The Lizard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RFA_Lady_Cory-Wright#:~:text=On%2026%20March%201918%20she,14%20miles%20off%20The%20Lizard.
