Corps of Military Police

Soldier Details:
Surname: | Fincham | |
Initials:   | O.A. | |
Rank:   | Private | |
Army No.:  | 5778326 | |
Notes:   | CMP. 16 Company TC. 13/6/40 enlisted in the Royal Norfolk Regiment. 25/1/41 transferred to CMP. 4/8/44 Died. He was born in Norwich and resided in Norfolk. Casualty Lists 1526, North West Europe, Killed in Action, 4/8/1944. War Diary 16 Company TC, WO 171/3357: 4/8/44 Somervieu, enemy aircraft dropped a bomb on unit location after being caught in a AA barrage. 4 other ranks killed, Fincham, McGowan, Ward, 24 wounded mostly by blast. Casualty List 1526, North West Europe, Killed in Action, 4/8/1944. No inscription on gravestone. Oliver Arthur Fincham. |
Casualty Details:
Date Killed: | 4th August 1944 |
Company: | 16 TC COY |
Cemetery: | BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY  
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