FINLAYSON, Robert
(Service number 7/1071)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 20/12/1884 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Grassmere, Cass, Canterbury | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Jane FINLAYSON (mother), 38 Cardigan Street, Sydenham, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 5th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
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| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima | ||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 September 1942 | Age | 58 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
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Biographical Notes
Robert Finlayson was the son of Alexander and Jane Finlayson. He was educated at Scotsburn (Peel Forest) and Arundel schools among others. His brother Donald also served in World War I, and brother Kenneth Cross Finlayson was killed in action in 1916 in France.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [11 January 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [30 December 2017]; Waikumete Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records [Jan 2018]
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