Topic: AIF - 1B - 2 LHR
2nd LHR, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Percy Walter Finnis
Percy Walter Finnis
Service number: 1018
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: FINNIS, Tpr. Percy Walter, 1018. 2nd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. B. 62.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Percy Walter Finnis from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1018 |
| Place of birth | Cheriton, Kent, England |
| School | Elementary, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | Temple Ewell, Dover, Kent, England |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Finnis, The Vicarage, Temple Ewell, Dover, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 18 January 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/7/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A7 Medic on 2 June 1915 |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 62), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 2nd LHR, Roll of Honour, Percy Walter Finnis
