Name
Roderick Alexander Finlayson
Born
1914-03-01
Birth Place
Occupation
Teacher
Died
1945-03-27
Death Place
Rhine River Germany, near Emmerick
Death
Sleeping in a slit trench near his tank, direct hit from sporatic German artillery.
Monument
Ripley Huron Cemetery Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Regimental Number
Not listed
Highest Rank
Lieutenant
Conflict
Battalion
Governor General's Foot Guards
Company
21st Armoured Regiment
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1940-10-05
Notes
Son of Donald and Isbael Ann FinlaysonSources & Links
- Ripley and Vicinity History- Rutledge, Jim. “The Men of Huron: A Book of Honour and Remembrance, 1939-1946.” Goderich: J. Rutledge, 2009.
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial