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MCRAE, Finley Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3658, 3658A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Annandale, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Annandale War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3658, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3658, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3658A, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3658A awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-05-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen digan
From the Sydney Mail, 1917:
'Private Finlay Arnold McRae who has been killed in action, was the second son of Mr and Mrs T[homas] McRae, of the Police Station, Annadale. He enlisted in August, 1915, and left Sydney in December for Egypt. After some time he was transferred to France, and took part in the Bapaume, Pozieres, and Armentieres engagements. Private McRae was afterwards transferred to a machine gun section and met his death in the Bullecourt fighting on May 15. A younger brother, Prvate George McRae, is on active service in France.'
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