Private
F Finan
Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)
Died on 24 August 1918 Age 24
I was born on the 5th may 1894. I was an only child. I lived with my mother, grandparents and two aunts. I started school in 1901 and left in 1907. I joined in the R.I.C barracks in the village which is now a funeral home. I am 5ft...
I was born on the 5th may 1894. I was an only child. I lived with my mother, grandparents and two aunts. I started school in 1901 and left in 1907. I joined in the R.I.C barracks in the village which is now a funeral home. I am 5ft 9in in height, have red hair and grey eyes. Joined Battalion Irish Guards 20 Jan 1916; transferred to Connaught Rangers 22 June 1916; posted to 3rd Battalion at Kinsale 4 July 1916; transferred to Royal Irish Rifles 1 Nov 1916; transferred to RFC as 3rd Class Airman 19 Dec 1916; served with No.2 Balloon Section, RFC; attached to 63rd Royal Naval Division 3 Sept 1917 to 24 Sept 1917. For Infantry Training, transferred to 10th Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment 24 Sept 1917. I was wounded at the Battle of Bapaume in 1918 and was transferred to the hospital at Le Treport. This is where I died and was buried in Mont Huon Military Cemetery.