Regimental number | 4144 |
Place of birth | Clare, South Australia |
School | Clare Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Finey Street, Brighton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.6 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 116 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S E Finey, Finey Street, Brighton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in F Company, 75th Bn, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot XII, Row C, Grave No. 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in North Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Parents: Francis and Sarah Elizabeth FINEY. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Hastwell FINEY. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FINEY Haswell |