Finn, John

Date of Birth	1910-07-02
Date of Death	1931-07-24
Age	21
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Birimingham
Died During Service	Yes

Service Details

Service	RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry	1925-08-12
Rank	Able Seaman
Official Number	16852
Discharged Date	1931-07-24
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1928-1931
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Cerberus HMAS -aka Flinders Naval Depot

Other Details

Tingira

Yes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	HMAS Cerberus Naval Cemetery Crib Point VIC 3920
Cemetery Address	Crib Point, VIC
Demonination/Area	Church of England

Related Graves

• Allen, Albert Stanley
• Blythe, Thomas
• Jacques, Ernest Roy

Notes

Killed with Allen, Blythe and Jacques.

Sources

• Service Record - Australian National Archives
• Weekly Times (Melbourne 1869 - 1954) Sat 1 Aug 1931 Page 20 SENSATIONAL ACCIDENT AT LEVEL CROSSING
• The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne,Vic:1922-1954;1956) Tue 28 Jul 1931 Page 24 FLINDERS NAVAL FUNERAL
• The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954) Thu 26 Nov 1931 Page 7 SOLE SURVIVOR TELLS OF CROSSING SMASH

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