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David Henry FINDLAY

Regimental number583
Place of birthEchuca Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrocer
AddressHovell Street, Echuca, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather
Previous military serviceServed in the Cadets.
Enlistment date11 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll11 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, E Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1915
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)Surname FINDLEY on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death27 April 1915
Age at death26
Place of burialQuinn's Post Cemetery (Special Memorial 7), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
72
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Echuca Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Catherine (d. 2 April 1909; bu. Echuca) and William (d. 10 January 1926, aged 64; bu. Echuca)
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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