Regimental number | 22132 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Glenelg, South Australia |
School | Glenelg Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Railway fireman |
Address | Glenelg, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, J H Goldfinch, Bay Road, Helmsdale, Glenelg, South Australia |
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 | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 22133 Driver Alfred Ernest GOLDFINCH, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, died of disease, 4 March 1919. |
Other details | War service: France, Belgium. Contracted trench fever, August 1917; invalided to to Clandon Park Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England; recovered, returned to duty. Returned to Australia, 2 February 1920. |