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FINGLAND, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 845 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Northam, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Baringhup, Victoria, Australia, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Northam, Northam, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 10 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laanecoorie Eastville State School No 1245 Roll of Honor, Northam Fallen, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 845, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Northam, WA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 845, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 845, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Also known as Thomas Fingland
Son of George and Fingland; brother of James Fingland who returned to Australia on 25 August 1917 having served with the 28th Battalion and John Fingland who was listed as next of kin and lived at Kellerberrin, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal