FINCHAM  R.W.

Given Names:  Randall Wabe

               

Service Number:  623

Unit:  9th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron                                                                    

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  25 Yrs   

Occupation:  Bank Accountant                                                                                        

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  6 Ft  0 In                     

Weight:  168 Lbs

Chest:  35-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Ruddy

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  26/1/1915

Place:  Broadmeadows

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Randall George Fincham

74 Glenferrie Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  11/2/1915

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Karroo A10

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Ulysses  

Embarked:  3/1/1916                                 

Disembarked:  2/5/1916

Unit:  9th Light Horse Regiment                                                                                                     

Rank:  2nd Lieutenant

Discharge Date:  13/3/1917                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  23723

British War Medal:  9058

Victory Medal:  8973

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  24/7/1889

Place:  Bacchus Marsh, Victoria               

Father:  Randall George FINCHAM           

Mother:  Annie Jane WATSON

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1916     

Place:             

Spouse: Muriel Johanna HIGHAM

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 1967                                 

Place: Malvern, Victoria                           

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Suffered Enteric Fever 10/8/1915 (ex Gallipoli)

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary