FINCHER Albert

  • First Name(s):
    Albert 
  • Surname:
    FINCHER
  • Service Number:
    27231
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Worcestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    21st May 1917
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Arras Memmorial, France, Bay 6.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Crowle, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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FINCHER Albert Is Named On These Memorials

Crowle School
Crowle St John the Baptist Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Crowle St John the Baptist Church with the additional information: Pte

Further Information About FINCHER Albert

Albert Fincher was the son of William and Mary (nee Pugh) Fincher, who married in Crowle Church on 27th October 1886. He was a devout Christian and worshipped regularly at the Sale Green Mission Hall where he taught those attending the Sunday School.

On 1st February 1919, his mother received a letter from the Worcestershire Regimental Comforts Fund in which Private A. Noble, 2nd Worcestershire Regiment in a report made to the Red Cross stated:
“I saw him die of wounds, he only lived a short time after being very badly hit all over at Bullecourt on May 20th 1917”.

A photograph of Signaller A. Fincher of Crowle can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 16th June 1917, available at Worcestershire Archives. Photographs of his three brothers also appear in the same supplement. A different photograph of Signaller A. Fincher of Crowle can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 13th April 1918.

Albert Fincher has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Arras Memorial.

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Credits: Additional family information courtesy and copyright of Paul Jones, family member.