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FINN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3525 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 August 1915, Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Co Kerry, Ireland, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Bunbury, Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brunswick Juntion Memorial Hall Honour Roll, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3525, 28th Infantry Battalion, Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 3525, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 3525, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3525, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3525 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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