George Gustafson

Alias Gustavson; true name Bjorkbom, George Herman

Born 3.07.1875    Place Ekenas, Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Lutheran

Father Bjorkbom, Gustaf      Mother Gustafson, Maria Wilhelmina

Residence before arrival at Australia served with the Russian Army, after that was in England in 1898-1915; in 1899 was 6months in Australia

Arrived at Australia

            from England    on 1.11.1915    per Pt Wt Quarie    disembarked at Port Pirie, SA

Residence before enlistment 1915 Port Pirie, SA

Occupation 1915 sailor, 1926 cook

Service

service number 4134   enlisted 29.11.1915   POE Adelaide

unit 27th Battalion, 4th Pioneer Battalion   rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1918

final fate RTA 19.10.1918       discharged 9.02.1919 MU

Naturalisation 1927

Residence after the war 1919 Adelaide, Port Pirie, Rufus Creek, Kangaroo Island, 1920 Neeta Bend, Talem Bend, Adelaide, 1921 Adelaide, Talem Bend, Whill, 1922, 1923 Chaffey, Wentworth and surrounding district, 1926 Woodlands Station via Wentworth, NSW

Died 19.09.1932, Adelaide

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

court martial file (NAA)

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