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Frederick (Fred) FINLAY MSM Update Details

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FINLAY, Frederick

Service Number:	7965
Enlisted:	1 March 1913
Last Rank:	Chief Petty Officer
Last Unit:	HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1
Born:	Wellington, New Zealand, 25 December 1881
Home Town:	Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Cook
Died:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1938, aged 56 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria Church Of England R, Grave 01089X.
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Non Warlike Service

1 Mar 1913:	Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Ordinary Seaman, 7965

World War 1 Service

11 Sep 1914:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, 7965, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1, Battle of Bita Paka
9 Nov 1914:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, 7965, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1, Battle of Cocos
21 Nov 1918:	Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Chief Petty Officer, 7965, HMAS Sydney (I) - WW1, German High Seas Fleet Surrender
21 Jun 1919:	Honoured Meritorious Service Medal (MSM), Supplement to London Gazette. 21/6/1919, p7907, Ch. Ship's Cook, Frederick Finlay, O.N. 7965 (Po.). [The Chief Cook on H.M.A.S. Sydney from 1/3/1913 until 8/4/1919]

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