Finlay, Gerald Fonstin

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Served in WW2 as a Major in AASC and was responsible for the establishment of an Army Food Technology School, staffed by officers of the CSIRO. He was the first Vet in Australia to take up Animal Husbandry. From https://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/history/students_first1_FinlayGF.shtml

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B.V.Sc. : Major, A.A.V.C., A.I.F., Egypt and France. Enlisting 20th September, 1914, and sailing in October, served with 1st A.L.H. Brigade and 1st Division in Egypt. Transferring to 5th Division on formation, crossed with it to France and re-transferred to 1st Division (Mobile Veterinary Section) in November, 1917, serving till October, 1918, when returned on "1914 Leave "via Canada. Mentioned in Despatches. Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy and Surgery, 1919. Walter and Eliza Hall Veterinary Science Research Fellow.

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1890

Birth in Waiuku --, New Zealand 22 June 1890
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Early education at Auckland Grammar School, Auckland, New Zealand
1914

Tertiary education at University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia 1914
1914

Enlisted 20 Sep 1914
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Military service as Major at Egypt --, Egypt ; France --, France
1919

Lecturer in Veterinary Anatomy and Surgery at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia 1919
1920

Awarded Walter and Eliza Hall Research Fellow 1920
1923

Tertiary education at University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA 1923
1923

Tertiary education at Caius College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England 1923
1924

Assistant Director Animal Breeding Research at Edinburgh -Edinburgh University-, Scotland 1924
1925

Lecturer at New South Wales -- NSW, Australia 1925
1926

Consultant at Tasmania -- TAS, Australia 1926
1927

Consultant at Queensland -- QLD, Australia 1927
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Military award: Mentioned in Despatches on
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Lecturer at London --, England
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Teaching Fellow in Animal Genetics at Camperdown -University of Sydney- NSW, Australia
1976

Death in Pearl Beach -- NSW, Australia 3 March 1976

Gender

Male

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