FINN, Richard
(Service number 6/2165)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29/03/1879 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | Trafalgar Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Shepherd, NZ Railways | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M.V. Finn, (Wife), Bunyan, York Avenue, Epsom, Auckland | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 6th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 14 August 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns | Egypt 1915-16, Egypt Expeditionary Force 1916, Gallipoli 1915, Western Europe 1916-18 | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War memorial Museum Cenotaph Database (January 2015)
External Links
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Janette Clarke, SC branch NZSG
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