British Army Veterinary Corps
Frederick Henry Harvey FINCH
Private
Died 24 January 1917 · Aged 41*
Age discrepancy: Age 41 is used here from the AVC master research register; the Death and Service’s biography “Private Frederick Finch” gives 40. We have not been able to confirm which age is correct.
His story
Frederick Henry Harvey Finch worked as a carter and was living at Angmering in 1911.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps private at the Woolwich depot.
He died on 24 January 1917. His recorded burial place is Angmering Churchyard.
The research gives age 41; a local account gives 40.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Carter
- Residence recorded
- Angmering
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- SE/24697
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot, Woolwich
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 24 January 1917
- Age
- 41*
- Cemetery or memorial
- Angmering Churchyard
- Grave reference
- In South-West part.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Local research on Frederick Finch — age discrepancy noted
- Find a Grave — Angmering War Memorial entry
- CWGC original grave or headstone record
- Research record number: 162
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Frederick Henry Harvey Finch”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/finch-frederick-henry-harvey-se-9049/.
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