Second Lieutenant Gary Jonathan Finch was the father of Clive Finch. In 1963, when Clive was two years of age, Gary, as a member of the London Regiment, fought against the Daleks in the Shoreditch Incident. He was exterminated by an Imperial Dalek. Gary was at least in his early 30s when he died. Clive's mother described him to her son as a "proper little Cockney" who was always scrapping and handy with his fists. He had the same curly hair as his son.
Although the cause of his death was hushed up by the military, Clive continued to research well into his adulthood. This was the catalyst for his research into the Doctor. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"])
In at least one parallel universe, Gary Finch was married to Karen Finch, née Murgatroyd. (AUDIO: The Flood [+]Loading...["The Flood (RTDC audio story)"])
In another parallel universe, Gary Finch was still alive in the 21st century, but never met Karen Murgatroyd. (AUDIO: The Flood [+]Loading...["The Flood (RTDC audio story)"])