614316 Pte William James Fincher, 2/19th London Regt

22nd March 1918: The Kaiser's Battle moves into its second day and another 3,782 British Army soldiers lose their lives.

614316 Private William James Fincher lost his life in Palestine. He was 31 year old, the husband of Julia Fincher of 77 Beak Street, Regent Street, London. William was born in Westminster and was living at Teddington when he enlisted. He originally joined the 9th London Regiment in November 1915 and later transferred to the 19th Battalion in April 1917. His original four digit number with the 19th Londons was 8511.

William Fincher, who was 31 years old when he died, is buried in the Jerusalem War Cemetery in Israel.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission