Regimental number | 996 |
Place of birth | St Helens, Lancashire, England |
School | Church of England, Parr Mount, St Helens, Lancashire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Norseman, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 44 |
Next of kin | Brother, Jas. Finch, Schoolmaster, Morsley, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Mining Corps, Company 3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | Melcombe 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 |