Robert Gordon FINLAY

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Service Number:	20079
Enlisted:	26 February 1916
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	8th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Albert Park, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1882
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Occupation:	Station Overseer
Died:	St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia, 16 May 1968, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll

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26 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 20079, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
20 May 1916:	Involvement Gunner, 20079, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Gunner, 20079, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Medic, Melbourne
28 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8th Field Artillery Brigade
19 Apr 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20079, 8th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked Southampton, England, disembarked 'Australia' 5 June 1919.
31 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 20079, 8th Field Artillery Brigade

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