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Thomas FINCH

Regimental number996
Place of birthSt Helens, Lancashire, England
SchoolChurch of England, Parr Mount, St Helens, Lancashire, England
Age on arrival in Australia23
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressNorseman, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation44
Next of kinBrother, Jas. Finch, Schoolmaster, Morsley, England
Enlistment date22 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameMining Corps, Company 3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 20 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Tunnelling Company
FateDied of disease 11 November 1917
Age at death58
Place of burialMelcombe Regis Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 3110), Dorset, England
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
26
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Hospitalised on 29 October 1917 due to illness
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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