ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

FINN, John

Full Name: John

FINN

Date of Birth: 07

–

1886

Place of birth: Tralee

Ireland

Occupation: Railway Employee

Address: Brunswick Junction WA

Next of Kin: Sister-Hannah Matthews

Next of Kin Address: Brunswick Junction WA

Religion: Roman Catholic

Service Number: 3525

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-08-16

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-03-03

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres France

Age at Death: 30

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

28/09/1915-To 31 Depot as Private
16/10/1915-To “A” Company 4th Depot Battalion
1/11/1915-To 28th Battalion 8th Reinforcements
3/03/1916-To 51st Battalion in the field Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex 7th Training Battalion Zeitoun
14/05/1916-To 13th Training Battalion Tel-el-Kebir
31/05/1916-Joined 51st Battalion in the field Railhead Egypt
12/06/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
14/08/1916-WOUNDED IN ACTION France and reported MISSING IN ACTION
14/08/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres France ( Court of Enquiry 23/04/1917)- ( Reported in Dressing Station behind Lines with Broken Leg & Wounded Arm-Bomb said to have made direct hit on Dressing Station ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal No. 30775

Victory Medal No. 30593

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 323397

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Brunswick Junction Memorial Hall Honour Roll WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 152

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.