Jacob Nevola

Alias Nevela, Nevalo

Born 16.08.1892     Place Vaasa, Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Lutheran & Church of England

Father Nevola, Jacob     Mother -

Residence before arrival at Australia was 6 years at sea; apprentice Mercantile marines 7 y

Arrived at Australia

            from London     on 1914     per Port Macquarie     disembarked at Port Pirie, SA

Residence before enlistment Port Adelaide

Occupation 1916 fireman, 1921 labourer & fireman, 1933 gardener

Service 1 (Nevela)

service number S970     enlisted 11.02.1916     POE Port Pirie, SA

unit 10th Battalion       rank Private

place Depot     discharged 23.05.1916 not likely to become an efficient soldier

Service 2 (Nevalo)

service number S8937     enlisted 13.10.1916     POE Adelaide

unit 10th Battalion       rank Private

place Depot     discharged 5.12.1916 not likely to become an efficient soldier

Service 3 (Nevola)

service number 5134A     enlisted 20.07.1917     POE Adelaide

unit 32nd Battalion, 50th Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1918      casualties WIA 1918

final fate RTA 20.12.1918       discharged 1.03.1919

Naturalisation 1921

Residence after the war 1921 Adelaide; 1939 Kapunda

Family wife Alice Nevola (née Newton), daughter Mary

Materials naturalisation 1    2  (NAA) (Nevola)

digitised service records (NAA) (Nevela, service 1 and 2)

digitised service records (NAA) (Nevola, service 3)

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