We remember John Fortescue Finnis

We remember John Fortescue Finnis

Timeline

Timeline

1871
birth India Source:7531710 1871
service British Army Lieutenant Colonel 53rd Sikhs Source:5460479
service Indian Army Lieutenant Colonel 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) Source:7531710
1916
death Mesopotamia Iraq Source:7531710 14th January 1916
burial Basra Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Iraq Source:7531710

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Fortescue
Initials JF
Last Name Finnis,
Source 7531710
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 53rd Sikhs Lieutenant Colonel
Indian Army 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) Lieutenant Colonel
Awards
AwardTypeSource
DSO British Award/Decoration

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Medal Index Cards Transcription Guy74824

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