| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0285 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Finlay, George Lush |
| Place made | France, Ottoman Empire: Turkey, Dardanelles, Gallipoli |
| Date made | 1915-1918 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
| Transcript | Download PDF document of Finlay, George Lush (Captain), MC (file) |
Finlay, George Lush (Captain), MC
Description
Collection relating to service of Captain George Lush Finlay MC, 5 Battalion, Gallipoli and France, 1915-1918. Collection includes diaries written during service at Gallipoli, return to Australia due to illness, return to France and final illness. A transcription of this collection is available.
History / Summary
Biographical note: Served with the 5th Battalion, AIF. Accountancy Clerk of Hawthorn, VIC, born Albert Park, VIC, educated at Hawthorn College. Died of pleurisy at Camiers, France, 9 February 1919, aged 27 years.
Brother of Lieutenant William Seymour Finlay, 24 Battalion, killed by shell fire, Lone Pine, 29 November 1915.