Cullen John Finlayson

Gunner

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John and Eleanor Finlayson, of Whangarei, Northland; husband of Jean Finlayson, of Whangarei.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The death occurred at the Auckland Hospital on Thursday last of Mr Cullen John Finlayson, of Whangarei. The late Mr Finlayson was well-known in Cambridge, having married some years ago Miss Jean Caw, daughter of Mrs S. Lewis, of Grosvenor Street. Entering a military camp 12 days ago, Mr Finlayson contracted meningitis, from which he died. Aged 40 years, he was a son of Mrs and the late Mr John Finlayson, of Kiripaka, Whangarei.

The funeral took place at the Maunu Cemetery, Whangarei, on Saturday."

[Waikato Independent, Volume XLII, Issue 4004, 25 May 1942, Page 2]

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Casualty

Service Number:

1/15/2745

Name:

Cullen John Finlayson

Rank:

Gunner

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mrs Jean Finlayson (wife), Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmer

Unit:

New Zealand Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

21 May 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Whangarei (Maunu) Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

1502

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand