21/12/1914- Allotted to 10th LHR Claremont WA as Trooper
17/02/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard “Surada” bound for Egypt
13/03/1915- Disembarked Alexandria to Overseas Training Base
03/04/1915- Admitted Hospital Egypt (Diarrhea)
08/04/1915- Discharged to Duty 10th LHR Egypt
16/05/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
16/09/1915- Admitted Casualty Clearing Station Anzac (Debility)
04/10/1915- Transferred by Hospital Ship to Mudros Lemnos
10/10/1915- Evacuated/Admitted St. Patricks Hospital Malta
28/10/1915- Transferred to Ghain Tuffieha Malta
07/12/1915- Evacuated by Hospital Transport Ship to Helouan Egypt then to Overseas Training Base Ghezireh Egypt
28/12/1915- Discharged to Unit at Ghezireh
06/03/1916- To 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Heliopolis Egypt
03/10/1916- Appointed to Temporary Sergeant at Moascar Egypt
13/02/1917- Rejoined 10th LHR in the field Masaid Egypt & reverts to Trooper
27/04/1917- To be Lance Corporal at Abbassia-el-Kebir then Temporary Corporal
02/02/1918- To Rest Camp Port Said
14/02/1918- Rejoined 10th LHR in the field Egypt ex Rest Camp
10/03/1918- Promoted to Corporal Egypt
17/05/1918- Suffered Fractured left Clavicle when a mule he was holding , took fright , bolted and flung him on his shoulder. The Commanding Officer certified that FINLAY was in the performance of his Military Duties, He was not to blame and no blame could be attachable to anyone else.
20/05/1918- Admitted 47th Stationary Hospital Gaza ex 36 Field Ambulance ex 65th Casualty Clearing Station then to 44th Stationary Hospital Kantara
19/06/1918- Evacuated/Admitted 31st General Hospital Abbassia then to Convalescent Depot Boulac
04/07/1918- To 3rd Light Horse Training Regiment Moascar ex Convalescent Depot
06/07/1918- To be Temporary Sergeant Moascar
15/10/1918- Awarded Military Medal
01/01/1919- Promoted Sergeant Zagazig Egypt
05/02/1919- To Rest Camp Port Said
10/07/1919- Embarked Kantara Egypt aboard “Oxfordshire” for Return to Australia
17/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
17/10/1919- Discharged from Service
SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED
1914/1915 Star – No. 5945
British War Medal – No. 9078
Victory Medal – No. 8877
Military Medal – “For acts of gallantry and devotion to duty in the field”.
( These acts were during the Palestine Theatre of War near Damascus).
Refer Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 17 October 1919, Page 1531, Position 22,
Refer London Gazette: 3 July 1919, Page 8356, Position 73.
BROTHER’S SERVICE DETAILS
261- FINLAY, Captain Gilbert George DCM & MC – 7th Light Horse Regiment
Enlisted – 24/08/1914, Discharged – 19/10/1919