Name
Herbert Stewart Finn
Born
1892-04-12
Birth Place
Occupation
Baker
Religion
Methodist
Died
1919-08-20
Death Place
Guelph, ON
Death
Tuberculosis
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
602423
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Guelph, ON
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-04-10
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
602423
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
23rd Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-02-03
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
602423
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
7th Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-05-26
Wounded Date
1917-04-09 and 1918-09-28
Wounds
Gunshot wound, left ankle (1917-04-09) ; Gunshot wound, right groin (1918-09-28)
Discharge Date
1919-03-25
Discharge Cause
Demobilization
Notes
He was admitted to hospital in Guelph, ON with pulmonary and intestinal tuberculosis. His condition grew steadily worse and he passed away on September 20, 1919. His death was determined to be due to military service.Sources & Links
- Program for Dedication of Chesley and Vicinity Soldiers' Memorial, July 15th, 1925- Chesley Centennial Committee. “Chesley … Past & Present 1880-1980.” Chesley: Chesley Centennial Committee, 1980. Print.
- Royal Canadian Legion, Ontario Command. “Military service recognition book, volume IV.” Fenety Marketing, 2017. Print.
- "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1947, ancestry.ca, accessed June 26, 2023
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
News Clippings
The Chesley Enterprise, April 26, 1917
