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Herbert James FINLAY

Regimental number2562
Place of birthParkes New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
Address232 Glebe Road, Glebe Point, Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs Ida Emily Finley, Maule Lane, Coonamble, New South Wales
Enlistment date18 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name38th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/55/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll38th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 May 1917
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
129
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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