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James Hope FINLAY

Regimental number5648
Place of birthGoulburn, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAccountant
Address185 Grosvenor Road, North Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, James Finlay, 185 Grosvenor Road, North Perth, Western Australia
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name11th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/28/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 15 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll44th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 June 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Louisa FINLAY
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 January 1940
Age at death47
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia

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