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Harry Finlayson - The Jason: a Greek Odyssey

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posted on 2024-06-05, 18:21 authored by Their Finest Hour Project Team

Sergeant Harry Finlayson, a tank commander in the British 5th Battalion, 7th Armoured Corps during World War II, was captured near Sidi Rezegh airfield in November 1941 after his tank was disabled by a German panzer. He was later transported on the Sebastiano Veniero, a ship carrying POWs, which was torpedoed by the British submarine HMS Porpoise on December 9, 1941. Harry survived the sinking and subsequent ordeal.

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I have two amazing stories to share. See attached documents.

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Sergeant William Henry (Harry) Finlayson

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Michael Finlayson

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He was my father

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