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FINLAY, David Ernest

Service Numbers:	NX19223, 437810
Enlisted:	31 May 1940
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rose Bay, NSW, Australia, 21 March 1920
Home Town:	Lane Cove, Lane Cove, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:

World War 2 Service

31 May 1940:	Enlisted NX19223
31 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX19223
10 Apr 1941:	Involvement NX19223, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, Siege of Tobruk, WIA
28 Apr 1943:	Discharged Lance Corporal, NX19223, Posting at discharge - 9 Div Intelligence Section
29 Apr 1943:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 437810
Date unknown:	Involvement Lance Corporal, NX19223, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion

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Biography

WIA Tobruk