Joseph Gilbert Finch

Rank:

Gunner

Regimental number:

54115

Unit at enlistment:

Royal Field Artillery

Force:

B.E.F.

Survived the war:

Yes

Cemetery:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Soldiers' Plot, Brantford, Ontario

Birth country:

England

Birth county:

Kent

Birth city:

Otford

Address at enlistment:

171 Eastcombe Avenue, Charlton, England

Next of kin address:

171 Eastcombe Avenue, Charlton, England

Trade or calling:

Mechanic

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Miscellaneous

BX June 21, 1961

Joseph Gilbert Finch

Gilbert (Bert) Finch, formerly of Brantford, died yesterday at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Toronto. Born in England, Mr. Finch had resided in Brantford most of his life. He was a member of Holy Trinity Anglican Church and the Ex-Imperials Association. Prior to his retirement five years ago, Mr. Finch had been with Koehring Waterous Limited for 35 years. A veteran of the First World War, he served with the Royal Artillery in Italy, France, Egypt and Salonica. Surviving are Mrs. Finch, the former Maud Cooper Finch; a daughter, Mrs. Harold (Margaret) Dennis of London; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roland Potter of Brantford; four sisters, Mrs. Letitia Costen of Brantford, Mrs. A. (Nance) Binks of London, Mrs. K. (Kit) Shackell of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. R. (Vie) Paisley of Halifax, N.S.; two grandchildren. Mr. Finch is resting at Thorpe Brothers’ Funeral Home for service Friday at 2 p.m. Rev. C.S. Inder will officiate. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.