| Regimental number | 6141 |
| Place of birth | Holbrook, New South Wales |
| School | Holbrook Public School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Holbrook, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 7.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Rupert Fynney, Holbrook, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Villers Bretonneux, France |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row B, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 99 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rupert and Frances FYNNEY, Holbrook, New South Wales |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 30 October 1916; found guilty, 24 December 1916, of being absent from church parade: award, confined to ship, and forfeits 2 days' pay; disembarked Plymouth, England, 10 January 1917. Marched into 6th Training Bn, Rollestone, no date stated. Proceeded overseas to France, 19 June 1917; marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, 20 June 1917. Proceeded to unit, 7 July 1917; taken on strength of 23rd Bn, 9 July 1917. On leave to England, 6 March 1918; rejoined unit, 28 March 1918. Admitted to No 57 Field Ambulance, 3 April 1918 (gonorrhoea) transferred to No 2 Casualty Clearing Station, 3 April 1918; to No 38 Ambulance Train, 6 April 1918; to No 39 General Hospital, Le Havre, 9 April 1918; discharged, 6 June 1918, and marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 12 June 1918; rejoined 23rd Bn, 13 June 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, FYNNEY Rupert Snowden |
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