Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-199514 on Form S-3 of General Finance Corporation of our report dated September 12, 2014 relating to the consolidated financial statements appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of General Finance Corporation for the year ended June 30, 2014, and to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.
/s/ Crowe Horwath LLP
Sherman Oaks, California
February 18, 2015