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Arthur Albert JERNBERG

Regimental number6772
Place of birthHelsenfals, Finland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMinchenbury, Rooty Hills, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 10.5"
Weight166 lbs
Next of kinFather, F Jernberg, Pirni Haggabole, Finland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date11 September 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Nicholson on 8 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date22 March 1919
Other details

Note on file: 'The bearer, Arthur Albert Jernbeg, a Russian subject, is a reservist of the IMPERIAL Russian Armty and has to join the Australian Expeditionary Forces owing to his inability to return to Russia. (Russian Imperial Consul, Sydney, 18/31 Aug. 1916)'

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Somali', 10 December 1918 (Effort Syndrome); disembarked Sydney, 10 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 22 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death29 July 1966
Age at death71
Place of burialNorth Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, JERNBERG Arthur Albert

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