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FINK, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 674 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | South Yarra, Victoria, Australia, 21 November 1884 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | The Grange, South Yarra; Camden, East St Kilda and the University of Melbourne, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Solicitor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Law Institute of Victoria, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club, Victorian Jewish War Memorial, WA Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 674, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 674, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 674, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 674, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 674, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Theodore Fink and Catherine Fink nee Isaacs of Lansell Road, Toorak, Victoria. Brother of Thorold Fink who returned to Australia on 14 January 1919 having served with the 10 Field Artillery Brigade, Hilda Fink, Hugh Roland Fink and Marjory Fink,
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal
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