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FINN, Laurence Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 212 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Port Fairy, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Port Fairy, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Xavier (Catholic) College, Kew, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Port Fairy War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 212, Port Fairy, Victoria | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 212, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 212, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 212, 8th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 212 awm_unit: 8 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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