Regimental number | 2563 |
Place of birth | Metz, New South Wales |
School | Metz Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Tungsten via Deepwater, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, William Finnigan, Tungsten via Deepwater, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 36th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 6), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 126 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Elizabeth FINNIGAN, Torington, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |