Corporal Joseph Thomas Finch
1st Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
03/05/1917
1914 Star
Husband of Sarah Ann Cummins (formerly Finch), of 16,
James St., St. Helier, Jersey.
Killed in action, aged 30 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Thursday 17 May 1917
Roll of Honour. Yet another well known
resident serving with the East Surrey Regiment, Corporal
J Finch, made the supreme sacrifice during the heavy
fighting on 3 May. Last weekend Mrs Finch received a
letter from a comrade of her husband which stated that
the writer had seen the Corporal fall during the advance,
shot through the lungs. It had been hoped that more
favourable news would be received but nothing further
has been heard and the unofficial information seems
unfortunately to be true. The late Corporal, who was
formerly employed as a porter at Au Gagne Petit, joined
the Colours soon after the outbreak of war and had previously
been wounded and returned to the Front only a few months
ago. To the widow and family we tender our heartfelt
sympathy.
