George Lush FINLAY MC

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FINLAY, George Lush

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	6 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Albert Park, Victoria, Australia , 12 October 1891
Home Town:	Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Hawthorn College, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Accountant
Died:	Pleurisy, Etaples, France, 9 February 1919, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

6 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Melbourne, Victoria
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
28 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
28 Jul 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
13 Dec 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion
22 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
27 Oct 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Infantry Battalion
9 Feb 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1919-02-09

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Biography

"...2nd Lt George Lush Finlay, 7th Reinforcements, 5th Battalion... embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Demosthenes on 16 July 1915. 2nd Lt Finlay, an accountant from Auburn, Victoria prior to enlistment, became ill whilst serving at Gallipoli and returned to Australia on 9 February 1916 suffering from enteric fever. Following his recovery he re-embarked for overseas service with the 19th Reinforcements from Melbourne on HMAT Themistocles on 28 July 1916. Later promoted to Captain, he was awarded the Military Cross. Following the Armistice he was admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia and pleurisy. On 9 February 1919 he succumbed to his illnesses and was buried in the Etaples Military Cemetery, France. His brother, Lieutenant William Seymour Finlay, 24th Battalion, was killed in action at Gallipoli on 29 November 1915." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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