John Paakola

Born 12.12.1889     Place Uleaborg (Oulu), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Lutheran

Father Paakola, Mikael     Mother -

Residence before arrival at Australia lived in Norway for 3 years, in Sweden for 2 years, in France for 1 year

Arrived at Australia

            from Dunkirk     on 15.04.1914     per Loch Keal (Lokhi?)     disembarked at Wallaroo, SA

Residence before enlistment Adelaide, East West Railway line, Hammock Hill via Port Pirie, SA

Occupation labourer

Service

service number 1969     enlisted 11.02.1916     POE Adelaide

unit 48th Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1917       casualties WIA 1917

final fate RTA 21.12.1917       discharged 27.02.1918 MU

Naturalisation 1926

Residence after the war Hammock Hill, Port Pirie, SA, Broken Hill, NSW, Strathalbyn, Haslam, SA

Family wife Charlotte Paakola, daughter Beryl Thelma, b. 1911

Died 14.11.1954

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

army pay file (NAA)

Investigation Branch file (NAA)

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