Edward John FINN

Regimental number13/2185
Date of birth8 May 1885
AddressProspect Terrace, Mount Eden, Auckland
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs E T Finn, c/o Mrs Woolley, Peary Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Enlistment date15 June 1915
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankDriver
Final unitNew Zealand Army Service Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 10 January 1918
Discharge date3 April 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Arawa', 10 January 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: silicosis)

War service: 2 years 292 days (of which 2 years 205 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Sixth
Date of death27 July 1947 Auckland
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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