Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales |
School | Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank officer |
Address | Light Cliffe, Wollongong, South Coast, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr R Finlayson, Light Cliffe, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as a Lieutenant in the Citizen Military Forces, Sydney, NSW. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Bancourt British Cemetery (Plot X, Row C, Grave No. 16), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 29 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert and Clara FINLAYSON, Wollongong, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |