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Charles Arthur FINN

Regimental number6289
Place of birthCanowndra, New South Wales
SchoolSt Joseph's (Catholic) Convent School, Peak Hill, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBlacksmith
AddressGilgandra, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Eliza Finn, 'Rosevale', Everdon, Gilgandra, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 15
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Field Company Engineers
FateKilled in Action 7 April 1917
Place of death or woundingNoreuil, France
Age at death29
Place of burialH.A.C. Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 6), Ecoust-St.Mein, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Dennis and Eliza Jane FINN, Everton, Gilgandra, New South Wales

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