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.
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. Sources utilisées |
Complément d’informations 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 |