| Regimental number | 2709 |
| Place of birth | Finland |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
| Occupation | Selector |
| Address | Chinchilla, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Next of kin | Friend, Joseph Raiskio, Chinchilla, Queensland |
| Previous military service | Served in the Military in Finland. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 5 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/16/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2709A |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | France |
| Age at death | 45 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row G, Grave No. 16), Surrey, England, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 174 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Adolf and Louisa SAARJARVI; husband of Anna SAARIJARVI, 7 Cambridge Terrace Mews, Regent's Park, London, England. Native of Finland |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Private SAARIJARVI, was one of the Pioneer Working Party under Lieutenant REID, ON 5TH April, 1918, between BUIRE and DERNANCOURT near ALBERT. During the severe enemy attack, on that date Private SAARIJARVI, displayed great courage and presence of mind, he continuously placed himself in positions from which effective fire could be made from his rifle and passed messages to Lieutenant REID and those about him so that men in the vicinity could be used to the best advantage, during the attack, he was on post all the time and proved of valuable assistance to both Lieutenant REID and Party.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
