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FINLAY, Gerald Fonstin

Service Numbers:	Officer, NX122263
Enlisted:	6 August 1914
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	Lines of Communication Units
Born:	Waiuku, New Zealand, 22 June 1890
Home Town:	Bondi, Waverley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Auckland Grammar School, the University of Sydney and the University of Wisconsin
Occupation:	Veterinary Surgeon
Died:	Natural causes, Pearl Beach, New South Wales, Australia, 3 April 1976, aged 85 years
Cemetery:	Palmdale Lawn Cemetery & Memorial Park, NSW
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World War 1 Service

6 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Officer
24 Sep 1914:	Embarked 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, HMAT Anglo Egyptian, Brisbane
24 Sep 1914:	Involvement 1st Light Horse Brigade Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Anglo Egyptian embarkation_ship_number: A25 public_note: ''
26 Sep 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Light Horse Brigade Train
22 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Division Headquarters
28 Nov 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section
28 Dec 1917:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches
16 Apr 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section
20 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Major, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section

World War 2 Service

2 Feb 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX122263
26 Jun 1945:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX122263, Lines of Communication Units

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