Regimental number | 1492 |
Place of birth | Waverley, New South Wales |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) School, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Drover |
Address | Arlington Street, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Robert Donnison, Arlington Street, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He enlisted at the age of 16 years 1915. He was killed on Good Friday 1918 in the attack on Amman, Palestine. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amman, Palestine |
Age at death | 18.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Basra Memorial, Iraq |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Thomas Finley and Sarah DONNISON, Great North Road, Five Dock, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 1185 Pte Frederick SANDERS, 7th Bn, killed in action, 25 April 1915. |
Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |