Pte
Charles William (John) Finch
Informationen zu Geburt
Geburtsdatum: 11/07/1880 |
Geburtsort: Swanscombe, Kent, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
Beruf: Assistant Portland cement molen |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Private |
Dienstnummer: 202672 |
Einberufung ort: Gravesend, Kent, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Einheiten: — Royal Sussex Regiment, 13th Bn. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
Sterbedatum: 31/07/1917 |
Sterbeort: West of Sint-Juliaan (28.C.17.c.7.9.), Belgien |
Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
Alter: 37 |
Begräbnisplatz
New Irish Farm Cemetery Grabstelle: 13 Reihe: E Grab: 14 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
British War Medal Medaille |
Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 2
#1 | Geburtsort | ||
#2 | Einberufung ort |
Meine Geschichte
Pte Charles William John Finch was part of the 13th battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, 116th Brigade, 39th Division. On the first day of the Battle of Passchendaele, 31 July 1917, his battalion, aided by two of the eight tanks used by the division, captured St Julien and took several prisoners. The next day due to heave counter attacks they were forced to withdraw from St Julien to the east bank of the Steenbeek. During this attack, Charles must have died between the first and second objective, between Mouse Trap Farm and Corner Cottage. His body was probably buried where he fell (28.C.17.c.7.9.) and was later reburied in New Irish Farm Cemetery where he found his last resting place.
Quellen 2
13 Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2582/3) http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Verwendete Quellen |
McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), p 26-27. Verwendete Quellen |
Weitere Informationen 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/452306 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=58a0228d-1434-4213-94f4-72ec8cafb6ec |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/1237385 |