Regimental number | 3751 |
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland |
School | Albert Park State School, Victoria |
Other training | Member , Thistle Rifle Club, South Melbourne |
Age on arrival in Australia | 1 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Coppersmith |
Address | 148 Nelson Road, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Father, C Finlay, 148 Nelson Road, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Piper in the South and Port Melbourne Thistle Society's Pipe Band. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 35 |
Place of burial | Serre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XXIII, Row G, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Margaret FINLAY, 43 Macgregor Street, Malvern, Victoria |