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FINCH, Frederick Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3296 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaufort, Victoria, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Caulfield, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School, Baglan, Vitoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 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, Beaufort War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3296, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3296, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3296, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3296, 6th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and neck and evacuated to England on the 20 August 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Alfred Thomas Finch and Eleanor Finch; brother Edna Finch of Dumbarton, Caulfield, Victoria
1 February 1916 - to hospital with Mumps
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the cadets for 6 months