Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Finnis G E Pte 3185 George Elliott 6 Field Amb 18 Salesman Single C of E
Address: Ballarat South, Talbot St, 210
Next of Kin: Finnis, Gerard Robert, father, 210 Talbot St, Ballarat South
Enlisted: 23 Mar 1915
Embarked: A31 Ajana 4 Jun 1915
Prior service: 58 Inf Regt
Date of death: 27/01/1916
CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY
Mentioned in this publication:
Presentation from the Essendon Citizen's Military Association in May at Broadmeadows Camp, May 1915.
War Service Commemorated
Essendon Town Hall F-L
St Thomas' Anglican Church*
St Thomas' Memorial Hall
Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour DOI
George Finnis is buried in section D of the Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, not very far from Pte John
Christian Herweg whom he would have known from St Thomas' Church and the 58th Infantry
Battalion cadet corps. They both died of illness in 1915.
On Memoriam
FINNIS-In loving memory of our dear son and brother,
Private George E. Finnis, 6th Field Amb., who died at
Heliopolis, Egypt, on the 27th January, 1916.
Dearly loved, sadly missed.
-(Inserted by his loving mother, father, sisters, and
brothers.)
The Argus 27 January 1920
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1674865
FINNIS.-In loving memory, of our dear son and brother,
Private George Elliott Finnis, 6th F. Amb who died of
illness at Heliopolis, Egypt, 27th January, 1916.
Beloved in life, honoured in death, treasured in
memory."
-inserted by his loving parents, brothers, and
sisters.)
The Argus 27 January 1921
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article1734206
No further years checked in The Argus.
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