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FINLAY, Gavin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 425 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Qld., 19 August 1889 |
| Home Town: | East Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Coorparoo State School |
| Occupation: | Ironmoulder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coorparoo State School Honour Roll, East Brisbane War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 425, 12th Machine Gun Company, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 20 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 425, 12th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 425, 12th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 425, 39th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 425 awm_unit: 39th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John FINLAY and Margaret (Maggie) nee LONDON (LOUNDON) of Withington Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
FINLAY. — In loving memory of Private Gavin Finlay (Gav.), 39th Battalion, late 12th Machine Gun Company, killed in action, at Passchendaele, 12th October, 1917.
Inserted by father, mother, brother, and sisters, also brother Jack, on active service.