Finch, John Harold –

Brother of Jane Smith, of 47, Catherine Street East, Horwich, Lancashire. Formerly employed at the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company’s Horwich Loco Works. Reported missing since 10/07/1917 and subsequently confirmed killed. NOTE: Birth registered as John Harold, but all other records simply read as Harold.

Personal details

  • Surname: Finch
  • Forename: John Harold
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Parbold, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 10th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 11th (Lonsdale) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 28675
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Horwich, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Nieuport Memorial, Nieuwpoort, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Not known

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 19/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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