Regimental number | 22133 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Curramulka, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
School | Glenelg Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Butcher |
Address | Glenelg, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J H Goldfinch, 90 Bay Road, Helmsdale, Glenelg, South Australia |
Previous military service | 78th Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 23, Battery 108 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/133/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of disease |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Maubeuge Cemetery (Sois-le-Bois) (Row B, Grave No. I), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Ellen GOLDFINCH, 73 Alison Street, St. Leonards, Glenelg, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 22132 Gunner John Clement GOLDFINCH, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 2 February 1920 |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Contracted illness; invalided to 5th Casualty Clearing Station, where he died. |