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FYNN, JAMES HENRY
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
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Full Name
FYNN, JAMES HENRY
Date Of Birth
24 Nov 1893
Age
22
Birth Place
Truro, Cornwall
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Date
9 Apr 1916
Date Of Death
30 Mar 1917
Fate
Died of wounds.
Information
Parents: Mr Frederick John Finn and Mary Baxter Finn (nee Uglow), of 19, Downing Street, Bodmin, Cornwall.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 17/10/1916 (MiD); 13/02/1917 (Cross of Karageorge) Further gazette pages: 10051 (MiD); 1616 (Cross of Karageorge) Gazette issue: 29789 (MiD); 29945 (Cross of Karageorge)
Rank Name
Private
Service Number
1/11220
Award Details
Award received from Serbia (including Serbs, Croats & Slovaks) during First World War (Cross of Karageorge).
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
9418 (V.C.); Issue: 29765 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Sanna-i-Yat, Mesopotamia; India
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
South Wales Borderers
Battalion
4th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
Mesopotamia
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
unit
South Wales Borderers
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
Content Source
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Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published, on behalf of and by authority of the War Office, two lists of those who died during the Great War.
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