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MACDONALD, Finlay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 276 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shieldaig, Ross-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Holbrook, Greater Hume Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dingwall Academy, Dingwall, Ross-shire, Scotland. |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Flanders, Belgium, 20 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31., Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 276, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 276, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Finlay was a Sergeant with the 17th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
He was 20 and the son of Alexina Kelly (formerly Macdonald), of 1861, 39th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and the late Donald Macdonald.
He was a native of Shieldaig, Ross-shire, Scotland. Shieldaig (Scottish Gaelic: Sìldeag) is a village in Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.
He attended Dingwall Academy, hence he is honoured on the war memorial there.
Also commemorated is fellow pupil, Australian soldier, Corporal Alister John Ross who also made the supreme sacrifice.
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