GOLDFINCH, Alfred Ernest
| Service Number: | 22133 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Curramalka, South Australia, 21 June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Glenelg Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Bronchopneumonia, France, 4 March 1919, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Maubeuge (Sous-le-Bois) Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 22133, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 22133, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 22133, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 22133, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 22133 awm_unit: 7th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1919-03-04 |
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"LATE GUNNER A. GOLDFINCH.
Gunner Alfred Goldfinch, who died on March 4, at the Casualty Clearing Station, from bronchial pneumonia, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Goldfinch, of St. Leonards, Glenelg. He was born at Curramulka, Yorke's Peninsula, 24 years ago, and was educated at the Gienelg public school. He and his brother Jack enlisted together in August, 1915, and both fought in many of the big battles without once being wounded. Deceased, who was nearly 6 ft. high, and 12 st. in weight, was attached to the 27th Battery of the 7th Field Artillery Brigade. He was a good runner, swimmer, and boxer, and in a letter recently received, written by him from Paris, he said he was quite well, "still going strong," and expected to return home soon. Deceased was a man of lovable disposition, who made many friends wherever he lived." - from the Adelaide Observer 29 Mar 1919 (nla.gov.au)
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