Английская Википедия:Harry Finn
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox military person Major General Henry Finn, Шаблон:Postnominals (6 December 1852 – 24 June 1924) was a senior officer in the British Army who served as General Officer Commanding Australian Military Forces from 1904 to 1905.
Military career
Finn joined the British Army as a private in the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers in 1871.[1] He served in the Second Anglo-Afghan War of 1878 for which he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and mentioned in despatches.[1] He was commissioned into the 21st Lancers in 1881 becoming Inspector of Musketry for that Regiment in 1882 and Adjutant of the Regiment in 1884.[1]
In 1887 he was transferred to India and in 1898 he went to Sudan, fought in the Battle of Omdurman and was mentioned in despatches.[1]
Finn was placed on half-pay from his regiment, and was promoted to the substantive rank of lieutenant-colonel on 2 March 1900.[2] Selected for the appointment in Australia as Commandant of the Queensland Defence Force,[3] he was granted the local rank of colonel whilst so employed from 2 March 1900.[2] He became Commandant of the New South Wales military area in 1902.[1] In 1904 he became General Officer Commanding Australian Military Forces and in 1905 he was made Inspector-General of the Australian Military Forces.[1] He was a keen horseman and rode to and from his residence at Dawes Point Battery every day.[4]
An inkwell made from the hoof of the horse Finn used in 1898 can still be seen at Victoria Barracks in Sydney.[5]
Family
In 1886, he married Catherine Scott and they went on to have two daughters and one son.[1]
References
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- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 Harry Finn at Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:London Gazette
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite newspaper The Times
- ↑ The Barracks Guard Sydney Morning Herald, 24 December 1946
- ↑ A Look at the History of Officers Mess Victoria Barracks 1848 – 2001 by John Kreckler
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