FINLAYSON, Ronald Berry
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 29 October 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia, 6 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wollongong Public School, Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 5 November 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bancourt British Cemetery X C 16 |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Involvement Lieutenant, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-11-05 |
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PEACE PERFECT PEACE
RONALD BERRY FINLAYSON, son of Mr. Robert B. Finlayson and Mrs. Clara Finlayson, of “Lightcliffe,” Wollongong, New South Wales, was born at the E. S. & A. Bank, at Wollongong, on 6th March, 1890. He was educated at the Public School, Wollongong, and Sydney Grammar School, and entered the service of the Bank of New South Wales, at Head Office on 11th June, 1908. On 9th March, 1912, he proceeded to Rockdale as assistant, and in January, 1913, entered the Inspector’s Department, at Head Office.
He enlisted on 29th October, 1915, and sailed from Australia as second-lieutenant in April, 1916. After a week in Egypt he proceeded to France and joined his unit at Fleurbaix.
After taking part in the Battle of Pozieres and other engagements on the Somme, he was transferred to the Ypres sector, and received his second star on 1 st September, 1916, at Hill 60. In the meantime he had been serving as intelligence and bombing officer to his unit, and it was while carrying out his duties in the latter capacity that he met his death on 5th November, 1916, during what has been described as “the most ghastly night that the 1st Battalion ever went through.”
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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