MacInnes, Finlay D. 79182 ( - 1915)

Private, 31st Bn. Canadian Infantry

Buried at Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial

Commemorated at Hillhead High School

These two brothers (see John F. MacInnes), sons of Mr. and Mrs. Finlay Maclnnes, 6 Lawrence Place, began and ended their School career at Hillhead High School.

Finlay, on leaving school, joined his father in business, but the spirit of adventure was strong in him and he left for Canada, where he settled down to farming. He succeeded so well that soon he had a farm of his own. Farmers in this country regard themselves as indispensable, but this gallant son of Empire thought the fighting line was the only indispensable place, and as soon as he was able to make arrangements for carrying on his farm he joined the colours.

After a short period of training in Canada and England he crossed to France, and entered the trenches two days before the Battle
of Loos. He came safely through, but was killed by a shell on the 13th October, 1915, while engaged in digging out some of his comrades who had been buried in the ground during the bombardment.