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GREAT LUMLEY

Finlay, B.S., L/Smn., 1917

Chester Chronicle 23/03/1917

Lumley Churchyard

In Ancre British Cemetery is the Commonwealth War Grave of Tyneside Z/2928 Leading Seaman Bartholomew Saunders Finlay, serving with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve who died 04/02/1917.

In Christ Churchyard is a family headstone which reads:

In
loving memory of
Mary Ann
the beloved wife of
Henry Finlay
of Lumley
who died Nov. 21st 1909
aged 44 years
Also Bartholomew Saunders Finlay
son of the above
killed in action in France Feb. 4th 1917
aged 23 years
Also William Henry Saunders
eldest son of the above
and beloved husband of
Alice Finlay
who died Jan.1st 1928
aged 41 years
Also the above
Henry Finlay
who died 3rd Feb. 1931
aged 68 years

Bartholomew Saunders Finlay is remembered at Great Lumley on G50.01, G50.02 and G50.06


The CWGC entry for Leading Seaman Finlay

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