Haswell FINEY

FINEY, Haswell

    Service Number: 4144
    Enlisted: 24 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 48th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Hill River, South Australia, 24 February 1896
    Home Town: Brighton, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
    Schooling: Clare Public School, South Australia
    Occupation: Carpenter
    Died: Killed in Action, France, 12 January 1917, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: Bancourt British Cemetery
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Brighton WW1 Roll of Honour, Clare Original Clare School WW1 Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    24 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4144, Adelaide, South Australia
    11 Jan 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
    11 Jan 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4144, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide
    12 Jan 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4144, 48th Infantry Battalion

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    Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

    NOTE: The Given Name was incorrectly transcribed on the Embarkation Roll. The Given Name is HASWELL as evidenced in the official Service Record. The record on this Memorial has been corrected to accord with the Service Record and was undertaken by the RSL Virtual War Memorial Chief Moderator, July 2017.

    Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

    Private Haswell FINEY was the third son of Francis FINEY and Sarah Elizabeth HOMEWOOD.

     

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