Arthur Findlay (1884 - 1925)

Born 1884 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Ancestors

Died 1925 at about age 41 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Arthur Findlay was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Birth

Arthur was born in 1884, Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He is the son of Walston Findlay and Annie Smith.

World War I Record

Enlistment date: 14 July 1915

Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll: 7 July 1915

Rank on enlistment: Private

Unit name: 22nd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement

Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916.

Unit from Nominal Roll: 58th Battalion

Fate: Returned to Australia 13 April 1919.

Arthur Findlay is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Death

Aged 40 he died 1925, Melbourne East, Victoria, Australia

Sources

• Victoria BDM - Birth Reg #24712 / 1884 - Death Reg #6070 / 1925

• Arthur FINDLAY from the AIF PROJECT website first accessed online on the 19th of March, 2023.

• Private Arthur Findlay First World War Embarkation Roll from the AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL website. first accessed online on the 19th of March, 2023.

• Private Arthur Findlay Honours and Awards (Recommendation) from the AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL website. first accessed online on the 19th of March, 2023.

• Private Arthur Findlay First World War Nominal Roll from the AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL website. first accessed online on the 19th of March, 2023.

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 March 2023), memorial page for Arthur Findlay (unknown–17 Apr 1925), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #207870789, citing Footscray General Cemetery, Footscray, Maribyrnong City, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980). (note there is no gravestone photograph as yet)