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Leonard John FINNING

Regimental number129
Place of birthPinhoe, near Exeter, Devon, England
SchoolHele'p School, Exeter, Devon, England
Other trainingArchitect
Age on arrival in Australia21
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationArchitect
Address'Exton', Pinhoe near Exeter, Devon, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, John Finning, 'Exton', Pinhoe near Exeter, Devon, England
Previous military serviceServed in the 1st Devon Rifle Volunteers, England.
Enlistment date5 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name24th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/41/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death29
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialLone Pine Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 16), Gallipoli
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
101
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Lucy Ann FINNING, "Hazeldene", Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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