Regimental number | 6588 |
Place of birth | Abo, Finland |
Religion | Lutheran |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Dangin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Height | 5' 3" |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Turja, 16 Kaskenkatn Street, Abo, Finland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died whilst a Prisoner of War |
Place of burial | Berlin South-Western Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row A, Grave No. 2), Stahnsdorf, Germany |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Fremantle, 13 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 12 December 1916, and marched into 4th Training Bn, Codford, the same day. Proceeded overseas to France, 8 February 1917; marched into 4th Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 9 February 1917. Proceeded to unit, 11 February 1917; taken on strength of 16th Bn, in the field, 13 February 1917. Posted as 'Missing in Action, 11 April 1917'. Now, 5 July 1917, posted as 'Captured, Reincourt, 11 April 1917, and interned at Limburg'. Died, Rugen Hospital, 13 October 1918 (cause not stated). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, TROYLE Konrat Jank |