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LAIRD, Finley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2838 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1916, Emerald, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobar, New South Wales, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 31 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2838, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Emerald, Qld. | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2838, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2838, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Ellen LAIRD, Oxford Road, Rockhampton, Queensland
LAIRD.—In sad and loving memory of our dear Son, Private Finley Laird, killed in action, at Messines, 31st July, 1917, aged 26 years.
In a far land he died before his day;
But a soldier and for his country.
(Inserted by his sorrowing Father and Mother)