John Henry FINCH

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Service Number:	931
Enlisted:	9 June 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	13th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1878
Home Town:	Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of wounds - shell wounds both legs, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 November 1915
Cemetery:	Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row F, Grave 24, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

9 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 931, 13th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne
20 Aug 1915:	Involvement Private, 931, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
20 Aug 1915:	Embarked Private, 931, 13th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
16 Nov 1915:	Involvement Trooper, 931, 13th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 931 awm_unit: 13th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-11-16

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Son of Henry and Ellen Finch of 26 Barker Street, Hawthorne, Victoria

Friend Clara Edson of 99 Drommond Street, Carlton, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal