Percy Walter FINNIS

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Service Number:	1018
Enlisted:	18 January 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Cheriton, Kent, England, 1892
Home Town:	Young, Young, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Groom/Farm labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Egypt, 4 August 1916
Cemetery:	Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

18 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1018, Brisbane, Queensland
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
2 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1018, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli
4 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 1018, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Romani, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1018 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1916-08-04

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