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FINN, Henry Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 678 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Mangalore, Strathbogie, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Mangalore State School |
| Occupation: | Locomotive Train Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 23 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Avenel War Memorial, Katandra West Primary School Lone Pine, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mooroopna Shepparton News Calendar & Pictorial Honour Roll of Fallen Heroes |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 678, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 678, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 678, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 678, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Menin Road, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 678 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-09-23 |
Personal Stories
Henry Joseph Finn
Henry was born in Mangalore, Victoria in 1877. He enlisted on 13th July 1915 aged 37 years. Killed during the battle of the Menin Road Bridge 23rd September 1917 aged 40 years. His name is engraved in Panel 7 in the Hall of Memory, Menin Gate Memorial to the missing, Ypres, West Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium. Also Australian War Memorial Commemorative Area, Canberra, Panel 16.
Submitted 19 November 2014 by Barbara Aldersea
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary Ann FINN, Mangalore, Vic.
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