Regimental number | 5015 |
Place of birth | East Bairnsdale Victoria |
School | Lucknow State School |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Edwin James Findley, C/o Cole and Company, Main Street, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27.6 |
Place of burial | Etaples Militry Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row G, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin James and Mary Jane FINDLEY, Bairnsdale Post Office, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5016 Pte Leslie Avent FINDLEY, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 10 September 1917; 4429 Pte Samuel John FINDLEY, 2nd Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 7 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |