Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Fynch R A    Pte    1707    Roy Andrew          7 Inf Bn    23    Plasterer    Single    C of E         

Address:      Fitzroy, Nicholson St, 226 

Next of Kin:    Fynch, Sarah, mother, 19th (sic) Southey St, East Kensington    

Enlisted:    29 Dec 1914        

Embarked:     A18 Wiltshire 14 Apr 1915    

Date of death:  04/07/1918  Sergeant  DOW  59 Inf Bn

Son of George Frederick and Sarah Fynch, of corner of Union and Grantham St's., Brunswick West, Victoria,

Australia. Native of Melbourne, Victoria.

QUERRIEU BRITISH CEMETERY

Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau Correspondence.  Extracts   Fynch R A 1707 Died of Wounds 4/7/18 Re the above named soldier.  Our records show the above NCO admitted to our Dressing Station on 4th July last, suffering from wounds head and arm (Left).  Died at 3 pm.  He was buried at the Military Cemetery Querrieu, Somme  No further particulars concerning this soldier are in our possession. At Villers sur Ancre in the Elbow stunt, he was badly wounded by shell, I saw him taken to Dressing station, I went away for a time and coming back I heard he was buried in a cemetery (but I can't think of the name) and went to see the grave.  He was a great friend of mine. Informant 2671 Good Anzac Buffet   http://static.awm.gov.au/images/collection/pdf/RCDIG1045312--1-.PDF

 

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