Regimental number | 10606 |
Place of birth | Ascot Vale Victoria |
School | Flemington State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Mechanic |
Address | 21 Boundary Road, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Findlay, 21 Boundary Road, North Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Citizen Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/13/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert, Messines Battle, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.7 |
Place of burial | Strand Militry Cemetery (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No. 9), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 25 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Louisa Clara FINDLAY, Queen Street, Altona Bay, Victoria, and the late John FINDLAY. Native of Melbourne, Victoria |