Australian Groups

Lot 1514    SESSION 6 (9.30AM TUESDAY 31ST AUGUST)    Australian Groups

Estimate $6,500
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GROUP OF FOUR: Royal Naval Meritorious Service Medal (GVR); 1914-15 Star; Royal Naval Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR swivelling suspender); HMAS Sydney-SMS Emden Medal. 7965. F.Finlay, Ch. Shps. Ck. "Sydney" Services During War on first medal, second and last medal unnamed, 358880 Frederick Finlay, Ch. Sh. Cook H.M.A.S.Cerberus. on third medal. Both named medals impressed. Display mounted, good very fine.

Together with an unnamed 1914-15 Star; part of an H.M.A.S.Sydney cap tally band.

MSM: LG 21/6/1919, p7907 to 7965 Chief Petty Officer Frederick Finlay, HMAS Sydney.

LS&GCM: 1/1/1920 while posted to HMAS Cerberus.

Frederick Finlay, born 25Dec1881 at Wellington, New Zealand; Enl.01Mar1913 at Melbourne, Vic. in RAN on loan from RN; wife Beatrice Maud Finlay living at Moonee Ponds, Vic; Re-Enl.14Aug1917 for 5 years on loan from RN; postings:- London Depot 01Mar-26Jun1913 Ship's Cook; HMAS Sydney 27Jun1913-15Jun1914 Ship's Cook; HMAS Sydney 16Jun1914-08Apr1919 as Chief Ship's Cook; London Depot 09Apr-21Nov1919 Chief Ship's Cook; HMAS Cerberus 22Nov1919-30Sep1920 as CPO Cook; HMAS Cerberus 01Oct1920-01Apr1921 as Chief Ship's Cook; HMAS Australia 02Apr-12Dec1921 as Chief Ship's Cook; HMAS Marguerite 13Dec1921-26Jan1922 as Chief Ship's Cook; HMAS Platypus 29Jan-30Jun1922 as Chief Ship's Cook; HMAS Cerberus 01Jul-21Oct1922 as Chief Ship's Cook; Died Nov1938 at Moonee Ponds, Vic and buried at Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne.

With basic research and letter from Department of Defence confirming that Frederick Finlay was serving on HMAS Sydney at the time of the engagement with SMS Emden.

Ex. W (Bill) Woolmore Collection.