Regimental number | 1766 |
Place of birth | Singleton, New South Wales |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Railway employee |
Address | Orange East, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 6.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Henry Finch, Bathurst Road, Orange, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; 1.5 years in the 42nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1766A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to 45th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 May 1916. Embarked Al;exandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 2 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Admitted to 5th Australian Field Ambulance, 19 November 1916 (diarrhoea); transferred to 39th General Hospital, Havre, 21 November 1916; discharged to 4th Australian Base Depot, Etaples, 28 November 1916. Admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 7 December 1916 (influenza); discharged to 4th Australian Base Depot, Etaples, 27 December 1916; rejoined Bn, in the field, 28 January 1917. Admitted to 1st Anzac Corps Mumps Station (1st Australian Field Ambulance), 12 March 1917; transferred same day to 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 12 March 1917 (trench feet); to Ambulance Train No 29, 23 March 1917, and admitted to 6th General Hospital, Rouen; transferred to England, 30 March 1917, and admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, 31 March 1917; transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 27 April 1917 ; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 21 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 24 September 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 27 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | Orange Cemetery, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FINCH Frank Charles |