Service No.
WWI 33148 | WWII VX111255 (V16228)
Date of Death
22/11/1942 (1943 Reg No 560 Werribee)
Hebrew Date
13 Kislev 5703
Hebrew Date
י״ג בְּכִסְלֵו תש״ג
How Died
Accidental. Fractured skull, result of jeep accident.
Where Died
Werribee, Victoria
Cemetery
Springvale War Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Service Details
WWI 10th Field Artillery Brigade | WWII Land HQ Victoria Lines of Communications Area
Served
Wounded France. Western Front & Australia
Occupation
Company Director, Barrister & Solicitor Supreme Court of Victoria
Age at Enlistment
WWI 19 | WWII 45
Place of Enlistment
WWI Melbourne, Victoria | WWII Royal Park, Victoria
Locality on Enlistment
WWI Lansell Road, Toorak, Victoria | WWII 271 Domain Road, South Yarra, Victoria
Religion
WWI Presbyterian | WWII Free thinker but was Jewish
Date of Enlistment
WWI 30/9/1916 | WWII 2/10/1942
Date of Discharge
WWI 9/4/1919 | WWII died
Country of Enlistment
Australia
Notes
Born 28/11/1896 Airlie Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Son of Theodore FINK & Kate née ISAACS. Husband of Mrs Louisa Jean Fink née GILCHRIST 271 Domain Road, South Yarra. Captain Thorold Fink, 45, of Domain Road, South Yarra, was fatally injured when the jeep car he was driving on Geelong Road near Werribee overturned on Saturday. Captain Fink, who was a director of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, was the youngest son of the late Mr Theodore Fink, former chairman of directors of The Herald and Weekly Times Ltd, who died in April last. He served with the AIF in the last war, was twice wounded, and afterwards took an active part in the affairs of the Returned Soldiers' League. In the present war he was serving on the Fighting Vehicles Headquarters Staff. He was an old boy of Melbourne Grammar School and a graduate in law of Melbourne University. During the last few years he took a leading part in the establishment of the newsprint industry at Boyer, Tasmania, in the interests of which he paid three visits to America. He is survived by his wife. He had two brothers, Mr Roland Fink and the late Mr Gordon Fink, and two sisters, Mrs R D Elliott and Mrs W M Timmins. Source: Obituaries Australia. Brother of 674 GNR Gordon Fink KIA Gallipoli 2 May 1915.
John Monash (Monasch) born
in Melbourne, Australia on 27 June 1865, the son of
German Polish Jewish migrants, can be researched in any
military history encyclopaedia or in fact by just
‘Googling’ his name on the internet. His history
and list of achievements are long and far too many to detail
in this brief summary. However, might I say that reading his
history is well worth the effort and I can assure you that
his deeds will amaze you. I have found that the deeds are
better labelled on more than one man and in more than one
lifetime.
An
announcement was made in the weeks leading up to the
Centenary of ANZAC by Judy Landau, President VAJEX Aust.
She stated that it gave her great delight to announce
that VAJEX Aust (Victorian Association of Jewish Ex
& Servicemen & Women Australia Inc) has
successfully raised the required funds to build a new
Victorian Jewish Memorial after the style of the
historic Memorial located in the Jewish section of the
Melbourne General Cemetery. After an extensive two year
process, Judy has single-handedly sought letters of
support, raised the funds, and obtained approval from
the City of Port Phillip.