Henry Finnis

General Sir Henry Finnis (21 April 1890 – 31 May 1945) was a British officer in the Indian Army.

Military career Born the son of Colonel Henry Finnis, CSI CBE RE, Finnis was educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He was commissioned on the unattached list for the Indian Army on 8 September 1909. He was appointed to the Indian Army's 72nd Punjabis on 12 November 1910; however he transferred to the 53rd Sikhs 22 February 1911.

During World War I, he served in Egypt from 17 November 1914 to 17 July 1915, Aden from 18 July 1915 to 9 September 1915, Egypt from 10 September 1915 to 1 December 1915 and Mesopotamia from 2 December 1915 to 6 May 1916. During this time, he was wounded, was mentioned in dispatches twice, and was awarded the Military Cross. He went on to be instructor at Senior Officers' School in July 1936 and commander of the Khojak Brigade in May 1938.

He served in World War II as Military-Secretary at Army Headquarters, India from April 1940

Family He married Cecile Violet D'Oyly O'Malley, only daughter of Colonel A. W. D'Oyly O'Malley, CB in 1917.