Lieutenant Edward Arthur Finn
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Finn,
Edward Arthur
Date of birth: 1891-01-22
Place of birth: Saint John New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Miss Mabel Finn; sister; Merchants Bank, Edmonton, Alberta
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Bank Manager
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1918-08-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Caix British Cemetery, II. A. 4.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(31st Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
- Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Wounded whilst on a working party at Dickebusch, Belgium on 19th July 1916. Killed at the Battle of Amiens August 1918.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 314732
LAC ID:
390922
Service file: B3094-S011
Uploader's Notes:
This man was taken on the strength of the 31st on 12th June 1916.
The war diary states that this officer was invalided back to England and struck off the strength of the Battalion on 30th July 1916.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is also on the CWGC site. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 9th Battalion H Company Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-09-02