Private Francis Finch
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1898
Date of Death
13 Oct 1917
War time / or Pre War occupation
Farm labourer
Employer
Farmer Henry Gates
Medals Awarded
Service Number
23860
Place of Birth
Lower Sundon
World War I Address
Lower Sundon
Place of Death
Belgium
Grave Location
No known grave
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Source
The Luton News , 6th December 1917
Pte Francis Finch, 23860, 7th Battalion The Buffs (East Kent) Regiment, was killed in action in Flanders on October 13th, 1917, having initially been reported missing.
He had joined the Training Reserve Battalion in February 1917 at the age of 18, and was drafted to France at the beginning of August.
Francis was a son of Joseph and Eliza Finch, who lived at Lower Sundon. His father and three older brothers were farm labourers at the time of the 1911 Census, when Francis was still at school. Francis also became a farm worker, employed by farmer Henry Gates, of Sundon.
Author: Deejaya
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