Pte
Charles William (John) Finch

Informations sur naissance

Date de naissance:
11/07/1880
Lieu de naissance:
Swanscombe, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni

Informations générales

Profession:
Assistent Portland cement molen

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Force armée:
British Expeditionary Force
Rang:
Private
Numéro de service:
202672
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Gravesend, Kent, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni
Unités:
 —  Royal Sussex Regiment, 13th Bn.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
31/07/1917
Lieu de décès:
West of Sint-Juliaan (28.C.17.c.7.9.), Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
37

Cimetière

New Irish Farm Cemetery
Parcelle: 13
Rangée: E
Tombe: 14

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 2

#1 Lieu de naissance
#2 Lieu d'enrôlement

Mon histoire

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.

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Sources 2

13 Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2582/3)
http://nationalarchives.gov.uk
Sources utilisées
McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: the Day-by-Day Account. (Londen: Unicorn Publishing Group, 2018), p 26-27.
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