Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Herbert John Gordon Fincham Died 5 December 1941 PDF Key details Service number12697 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankPrivate AWMM 26 Infantry Battalion AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Seddon War Memorial Exterior. Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John Halpin 2017. View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesHerbert John Gordon AWMM SurnameFincham AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number12697 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM C/o Mr J. Dagg, Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr R.B. Fincham (brother), Harwarden, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignWestern Desert AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number12697 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Unknown AWMM Rabbiter/Civilian AWMM Blenheim, Marlborough AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Private AWMM 26 Canterbury and Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPrivate AWMM 26 Infantry Battalion AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Herbert Fincham was the son of John and Agnes Gordon Fincham, of Southbridge, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death5 December 1941 AWMM Age 43 AWMM Western Desert, North Africa AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryKnightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya AWMM 14. G. 3. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameSeddon District War Memorial, Cnr of Mills and Wakefield St, Seddon, 7210 AWMM Marlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Herbert John Gordon Fincham by laying a poppy. Edgar Albert Fincham Edward John Fincham Herbert John Gordon Fincham John Lewis Fincham Philip Roland Fincham Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Herbert John Gordon Fincham Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2096665 Sources Used DocumentsSecond New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 150 AWMM Norton, F. (1952). 26 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
