Victorian Association of Jewish Ex & Servicemen & Women Australia Incorporated

Founding Member General Sir John Monash GCMG KCB VD

Fink

Surname
Fink
First names
Samuel
Rank
Signalman
Service No.
VX145938 (V205195)
Date of Death
17/9/1979
Hebrew Date
25 Elul 5739
Hebrew Date
כ״ה בֶּאֱלוּל תשל״ט
Age at Death
59
How Died
Where Died
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cemetery
MCK Cemetery, Springvale, Victoria, Australia
Service Details
1 Australian B/Casting Station Maintenance Section
Served
Papua New Guinea
Occupation
Age at Enlistment
21 (on his birthday)
Place of Enlistment
Ripponlea, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
Elwood, Victoria
Religion
Jewish
Gender
Male
Date of Enlistment
18/5/1943
Date of Discharge
4/1/1946
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 18/5/1922 Bialystoc, Poland and fled Europe for Australia due to the rise of Nazism. His son Peter Fink, served 4 years in the Australian Army before serving 19 years in the Australian Federal Police. Peter's son CAPT Joshua Fink, served with the Australian Army and had an operational tour of Afghanistan in 2013 where he was a mentor to Afghan National Army, Afghan National Police and National Directorate of Security personnel.

 
 
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