Waine Henry Pontynen

Alias Wains Harry; William Henry

Born 9.08.1891     Place Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Lutheran

Father Pontynen, Henrik     Mother Pontynen, Aorolra

Residence before arrival at Australia after Finland was in Norway for 3 years, in England for 3 years, in USA for 2 years

Arrived at Australia

            from New York, USA     on 2.09.1916     per Port Adelaide     disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment NSW, Brisbane

Occupation 1917 sailor, 1923 house painter

Service

service number 814     enlisted 10.04.1917     POE Brisbane

unit 12th MG Battalion, 4th MG Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1918-1919

final fate RTA 20.12.1919       discharged 14/03.1920

Naturalisation 1923

Residence after the war Brisbane

Family wife Catherine Pontynen (Sharp. née Cummins), married 1919 in England, child Eva Catherine b. 1922

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

Pontynen, Waino Harry - naturalized 17 May 1923 (NAA)

applications for letter patent for inventions  (NAA)

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