Regimental number | 20 |
Place of birth | Cranbrook Street, Botany, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Banksmeadow Public School, Botany, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Sheet metalworker |
Address | 43 Botany Road, Botany, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, A J Finnie, 43 Botany Road, Botany, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served 3 years, Submarine Miners, Chowder Bay, Sydney. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Flying Corps |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Merris |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Pont-du-Hem Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 19), La Gorque, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander James and Ida FINNIE, 43 Botany, New South Wales |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |