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George Lush FINLAY

Place of birthAlbert Park, Victoria
Other NamesGeorge Luth
SchoolHawthorn College, Victoria
OccupationAccountant
AddressCambridge Street, Auburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinE A Finlay, Cambridge Street, Auburn, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Rank on enlistment2nd Lieutenant
Unit name5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of disease 9 February 1919
Place of death or woundingCamiers, France
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XLV, Row B, Grave No 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Seymour and Margaret FINLAY
Medals

Military Cross


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165
Date: 24 October 1918

Family/military connectionsBrother: Lt William Seymour FINLAY, 24th Bn, killed in action, 29 November 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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