The Roll of Honour, Volume 1 : A biographical record of all members of His…

Alma (Alphington, Frimley, Surrey), dau. of Thomas Lloyd, of Minard, co. Argyle, and had two daus.: Anne, _b._ 18 Dec. 1892; and Constance, _b._ 3 Dec. 1894. [Illustration: =Neil Douglas Findlay.=] =FINES, GEORGE WILLIAM=, Private, No. 47995, 15th Battn. (48th Highlanders), Canadian Expeditionary Force, _s._ of Charles Fines, of Spaldington Howden, by his wife, Jane, dau. of the late George Danby Cottingham; _b._ Blacktoft, near Howden, co. York, 16 July, 1889; educ. Little Weighton Church of England School; emigrated to Canada along with a brother in 1911, and was engaged on farm work. On the outbreak of war he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, and was wounded in the trenches in France while on night duty, and died while being conveyed to the hospital, 23 Nov. 1915; _unm._ He was the first Spaldington man to fall. [Illustration: =George William Fines.=] =FINK, GORDON=, Private, No. 674, A Coy., 16th Battn. 4th Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, _s._ of Hon. Theodore Fink, of Melbourne, Barrister and Solicitor, ex-Minister of the Crown, Member of the University Council, etc., by his wife, Kate, dau. of the late George Isaacs; _b._ Broceliande, South Yarra, Melbourne, 21 Nov. 1884; educ. Ormond College, Melbourne University; Bachelor of Laws, 1907; admitted a Barrister, Victoria, 1908; served in the Australian Field Artillery, 1907–9, being promoted 2nd Lieut. in the later year; went to the Malay States in 1910, but returned in 1911 and settled in Western Australia; called to the Bar there 1913. On the outbreak of war he enlisted at Perth, left for Egypt with the second Expeditionary Force, and was killed in action near Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, while gallantly carrying ammunition to the firing line, 2 May, 1915; _unm._ A comrade (Private Harry W. Leake) wrote: “On the evening of 2 May our battn. made an advance forward to take up a new position, and Gordon, who was Major Mansbridge’s observer, left the Major to assist the ammunition carriers get the boxes of ammunition up to our new trenches. There was one place where they had to go through a perfect hail of bullets, and Gordon was the only one who would face it. He got across safely with two or three boxes, and was then unfortunately shot through the head. Death was evidently instantaneous.” Major Mansbridge, in a letter to the “Perth Daily News,” said: “Gordon Fink, who was my observer and always at my side, asked if he could give a hand carrying ammunition up the side of a hill we call ‘Bloody Angle.’ I reluctantly gave permission, and that was the last I saw of him. His body was found 14 days later shot through the head.” [Illustration: =Gordon Fink.=] =FINLAY, FREDERICK=, Private, No. 5492, 1st Battn. East Yorkshire Regt., _s._ of Edward Finlay, of Swalwell, Durham, by his wife; _b._ Scotswood, co. Northumberland, about 1890; enlisted 10 Aug. 1909, and was killed in action at Ypres, 18 Oct. 1914. He _m._ at Gateshead, 7 Feb. 1914, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert Somerville, and had one child, John Somerville, _b._ Blaydon, 19 Feb. 1913. =FINLAY, ROBERT CHRISTIE=, Private, No. 8353, 2nd Battn. The Royal Scots, 3rd _s._ of Thomas Finlay, of 233, Morningside Road, Edinburgh, by his wife, Helen, dau. of Peter Heatly; _b._ Edinburgh, 21 Dec. 1887; educ. South Morningside Board School there; enlisted 4 Dec. 1902, and served three years with the Colours, and was at the time of the outbreak of war a Bricklayer in the employ of Colin McAndrew, of Lauriston Gardens. He went to the Front, 11 Nov. 1914, and was killed in action in a bayonet charge at Petit Bois, near Kemmel, 14 Dec. 1914. He was a member of St. Matthew’s Parish Church, Edinburgh. He _m._ at Edinburgh, 18 June, 1909, Jane Johnstone (22, Wardlaw Place, Edinburgh), yst. dau. of David Purves Hall, and had a dau., Margaret Johnstone Hall, _b._ 11 May, 1914. His brother, Lieut. James Heatly Finlay, 9th Battn., 3rd Brigade, Australian Imperial Force, is now (1916) on active service. =FINLAYSON, CHARLES TULLOCK=, Seaman, R.N.R., No. 1757C, H.M.S. Aboukir, 7th _s._ of Donald Finlayson, of Lossiemouth, Morayshire, by his wife, Catherine; _b._ Lossiemouth, 21 May, 1878; educ. there; joined the R.N.R. about 1900; called up on mobilisation, 5 Aug. 1914, and was lost in H.M.S. Aboukir, 22 Sept. 1914. He _m._ at Aberdeen, 18 Aug. 1908, Maggie Taylor (30, Gladstone Street, Blyth), dau. of William Black; _s.p._ =FINLAYSON, GEORGE RUSSELL=, L.-Sergt., No. 9864, 2nd Battn. The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders), yst. _s._ of the late Alexander Finlayson, Railway Goods Checker, by his wife, Jemima, dau. of George Russell, Coal Agent, Edinburgh; _b._ Edinburgh, 7 Dec. 1888; educ. Grammar School, Dunkeld, Perth; enlisted in the Black Watch at Perth, 25 April, 1904; and joined the 1st Battn. at Edinburgh Castle; went to India with a draft, and joined the 2nd Battn. in Dec. 1906; formed one of His Majesty’s Bodyguard at the Delhi Durbar (medal), 1911; left for France with the Indian Expeditionary Force after the outbreak of war, and was killed in action at Festubert, 12 Nov. 1914; _unm._ =FINNETT, HENRY CHARLES=, Private, No. 1217, 3rd Battn. (Royal Fusiliers) The City of London Regt. (T.F.), _s._ of William Finnett, of 76, Jersey Road, Custom House, E., Labourer, by his wife, Mary Ann Amelia, dau. of James Pleasant; _b._ London, E., 25 April, 1892; educ. Russell Road School, Custom House; and joined the Royal Fusiliers in 1912. At the time of the outbreak of war he was employed as an electrician at the India Rubber Works, Silvertown, but immediately volunteered for foreign service. He was sent first to Southampton, afterwards to Alresford for a time, being finally despatched with a draft to Malta. From there he proceeded to France, where he was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle, 10 March, 1915; _unm._ [Illustration: =Henry Charles Finnett.=] =FINNIGAN, JAMES=, Corpl., No. 3293, 2nd Battn. The Royal Scots, _s._ of the late Thomas Finnigan, for 20 years an employee of the Edinburgh Tramway Co., by his wife, Robina, dau. of James Tague; _b._ Edinburgh, 9 July, 1883; educ. St. Mary’s R.C. School, York Lane; joined the 11th Hussars, 8 Oct. 1900; served through the South African War, receiving the Queen’s medal, with three clasps, and obtained his discharge on 8 Oct. 1908. On the outbreak of the European War he re-enlisted in the 2nd Royal Scots, 20 Aug. 1914; went to France, 19 Dec. 1914, and was killed in action there, 20 June, 1915, by the bursting of a shell. Lieut. R. C. Blackwood, of the 2nd Royal Scots, wrote: “He had gone to act as a guide to the men who were to relieve us after a long time in the trenches. He was waiting for the new troops to arrive when a shell burst near him. His death happened in the night and as we had to hurry off I regret that we were unable to bury him, but this duty would be carried out by the troops who relieved us. I am exceedingly sorry to lose such a good corpl. His section was always the smartest on parade, and he kept them all up to the scratch. Only the day before his death he had been very active in carrying wounded soldiers into the trench, and in so doing must have brought comfort to many.” Corpl. Finnigan _m._ at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, 30 June, 1911, Helen Brodie (31, Eyre Place, Edinburgh), dau. of the late William (and Janet Knowles) Brodie, and had two children: James, _b._ 22 Sept. 1912; and May Helen, _b._ 19 May, 1914. =FINNIGAN, WILLIAM=, A.B. (R.F.R., B. 5192), 208508, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =FINNIS, STEPHEN=, Stoker P.O., 174441, H.M.S. Hogue; lost in action in the North Sea, 22 Sept. 1914. =FIPPARD, HERBERT JOHN=, Corpl. No. 2087, 9th Battn. (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) The London Regt. (T.F.), elder _s._ of Herbert Samuel Bradshaw Fippard, of 11, Oakington Road, Maida Hill, W., by his wife, Anne Stephens, dau. of John Thomas Clift; _b._ Oakington Road aforesaid, 14 Aug. 1885; educ. Regent Street Polytechnic; joined Queen Victoria’s Rifles shortly after the outbreak of war, 20 Aug. 1914, and was killed in action near Ypres while attending a wounded comrade (the same day as his younger brother, see following notice), 4 June, 1915; _unm._ Capt. R. H. Lindsay Renton wrote: “He met his death while helping a wounded comrade, an act characteristic of his life out here. He was a man who always did his duty, a man respected by his comrades and trusted by his officers. I feel that his death is a great loss to my company, and I shall find his place difficult to fill”; and a comrade testified that: “In the recent trying experiences the company has gone through at Ypres, Hill 60, and with the Canadians his coolness was remarkable and gave confidence to every one around him.” He was mentioned in Orders, 1 May, by Lieut.-Col. R. B. Shipley, commanding 9th London Regt., who said: “In such operations as these it is difficult to pick out individuals who particularly distinguish themselves. All have done their duty so nobly and without the slightest hesitation. I, however, wish to call attention to the services of the undermentioned, and to thank them in the name of their battn. for the invaluable services on Hill 60 and during the operations east of the Yser Canal: Capt. W. F. Roe, R.A.M.C., and all stretcher-bearers; Lieut. G. H. Woolley, Sergt.-Major E. W. Andrews, Sergts. G. R. Warrington, F. Hooper and E. H. Pulleyn, Corpl. H. D. Peabody, L.-Corpls. F. A. Swoffer, P. G. Clarke and G. F. Selfer, and Rifleman A. B. Ashford, A Coy.; Sergts. M. Brown, S. D. Ramus, R. Browett and H. J. How, B Coy.; Coy.-Sergt.-Major Sherriff, Sergt. C. Arnold, L.-Corpl. Bell, and Rifleman A. Payne, C Coy.; Coy.-Sergt.-Major F. T. A. Brehant, Sergt. H. E. Soundy, L.-Corpls. C. H. Rose and H. J. Fippard, and Rifleman J. Darrell and C. A. Spooner, D Coy.” [Illustration: =Herbert John Fippard.=] =FIPPARD, RICHARD CLIFT=, F.I.A., Capt., 14th (Service) Battn. West Yorkshire Regt. (The Prince of Wales’s Own), attd. Lancashire Fusiliers, yr. _s._ of Herbert Samuel Bradshaw Fippard, of 11, Oakington Road, Maida Hill, W., and yr. brother of the preceding; _b._ Oakington Road afsd., 30 Dec. 1887; educ. Regent Street Polytechnic; matriculated at London University; admitted a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, 14 June, 1910, and was Assistant Treasurer of the Prudential Approved Society, and joint author of a Primer on the Construction of Mortality and Sickness Tables. After the outbreak of war he was gazetted 2nd Lieut., 14th West Yorkshire Regt., 14 Dec. 1914 and promoted Capt. 30 March, 1914. He was attached to the Lancashire Fusiliers, drafted to them at the Dardanelles, and was killed in action at Achi Baba, 4 June, 1915; _unm._ He was at first reported missing, but on 21 Nov. 1915, was officially reported to have been killed on the former date, the two brothers thus being killed the same day--the one in Flanders, the other in Gallipoli. [Illustration: =Richard Clift Fippard.=] =FISH, FRANCIS EDWARD=, of Winterslow, Salisbury, Capt., 3rd (attd. 2nd) Battn. (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’ Own) Yorkshire Regt., _s._ of the late Ralph Fish, of Manchester and Blackburn, by his wife, Elizabeth Margaret, dau. of H. Loxon, of Leeds; _b._ Heaton Chapel, Manchester, 24 March, 1876; educ. King Edward’s School, Birmingham, and Askern College, Doncaster; joined the old 2nd Volunteer Battn. of the Yorkshire Regt. (The Green Howards) in 1901, and was transferred to the 3rd Battn. (Knaresborough Militia) in May, 1904, getting his company in 1909, in which year he retired. On the outbreak of war he rejoined, was gazetted Capt., 3rd Yorkshire Regt., Sept. 1914, and was for some time employed on Coast Defence, being blown off his feet during the bombardment of Hartlepool by a shell which burst some yards away; embarked for France with a draft of 350 men of the 2nd Battn. on 19 March, 1915, and was killed in action by a shell near Festubert, 17 May, 1915. He _m._ at Southport, March, 1912, Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Ackroyd, of Southport. She died _s.p._ June, 1914. [Illustration: =Francis Edward Fish.=] =FISHBOURNE, CHARLES EUSTACE=, Capt., Royal Engineers, eldest surviving _s._ of the Rev. Edward Alexander Fishbourne, Vicar of Gresford, by his wife, Harriet, dau. of the Venerable William Crawley, Archdeacon of Monmouth, and Rector of Bryngwyn, Mon.; _b._ Llandyssil Rectory, co. Montgomery, 15 Jan. 1885; was educ. St. George’s, Windsor; and Malvern College; and after passing through Woolwich and Chatham, obtained his commission in the R.E., 21 Dec. 1904, and was promoted Lieut. 23 June, 1907. Subsequently he was employed under the Colonial Office from June, 1907 to 1908 in Uganda upon survey work, for which he was highly commended, and the Royal Geographical Society awarded him the Cuthbert Peek grant. In Oct. 1909, he was appointed under the Board of Trade upon the London Traffic Commission, and on 4 Jan. 1913 retired into the Special Reserve R.E. on taking up a post as Assistant General Manager to the London General Omnibus Company. On the outbreak of the war he rejoined, went to the Front with the 9th Field Company R.E., 21 Aug. 1914, and served till 18 Nov. 1914, when he was wounded at Ploegsteert Wood, and invalided home. On his recovery he was appointed Adjutant to the R.E. Reserves at Chatham. He died at Field House, Beaconsfield, 10 June, 1915, of spotted fever contracted at Chatham. He _m._ at Llanbedr, 8 June, 1911, Mary Elizabeth (89, Overstrand Mansions, Battersea, S.W.), dau. of William Gaskell Holland, and left two sons: Patrick Alexander, _b._ 10 Feb. 1913; and Charles Michael Eustace, _b._ 2 Nov.