FINCHAM  C.W.V.

Given Names:  Charles William Vacher

               

Service Number:  13057

Unit:  Auxillary Mechanical Transport Company 1, Section 2                                             

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number:  213144

 

Age:  18 Yrs  10 Mths

Occupation:  Station Manager                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  6 Ft  1½ In                  

Weight:  156 Lbs

Chest:  35-37½ In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  7/6/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Randall Fincham

74 Glenferrie Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  22/12/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Persic A34

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Died of disease

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  2nd Mechanical Transport Company                                                                                     

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  54393

Victory Medal:  53553

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1887

Place:  Horsham, Victoria                        

Father:  Randall George FINCHAM           

Mother:  Annie Jane WATSON

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 18/2/1919                          

Place: 20th Casualty Clearing Station, France                                                          

Burial:  Charleroi Communal Cemetery, Belgium

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Died of influenza

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Australian War Memorial

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary