Regimental number | 2856 |
Place of birth | Littlehampton, England |
School | Worthing College, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 24 |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Bank official |
Age at embarkation | 27.11 |
Height | 5' 5" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Finn, 42 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, England |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 7), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 145 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Amelia FINN, 42 Tweedy Road, Bromley, Kent, England. Native of Worthing, Sussex, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 9 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 10 January 1916; marched into 12th Training Bn, Codford, 11 January 1917, and reverted to Pte. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 May 1917; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 11 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 26 August 1917. Reported missing in action, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 8 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FINN Fred |