Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria |
Other Names | George Luth |
School | Hawthorn College, Victoria |
Occupation | Accountant |
Address | Cambridge Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | E A Finlay, Cambridge Street, Auburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Camiers, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Etaples 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: |
Family/military connections | Brother: 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 |