| Regimental number | 49 |
| Place of birth | Prahran, Victoria |
| School | Prahran College, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Engineering student |
| Address | 73 Williams Road, Windsor, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Finlay, 73 Williams Road, Windsor, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 4 years with Melbourne University Rifles |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
| Unit name | 6th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 491 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Imperial Camel Corps |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gaza, Palestine |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Kilda Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: James and Elizabeth FINLAY, 73 Williams Road, Windsor, Victoria. Native of Prahran, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Sister: Matron Mary Mackenzie FINLAY (Royal Red Cross 1st Class), Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 22 February 1919; Brother: [5661] Captain George FINLAY, Dental Corps, returned to Australia, 24 December 1918. |