Arthur Saari

Alias Island, Arthur

Born 22.03.1891     Place Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Church of England

Father Saari, Adolf     Mother Saari, Mina

Arrived at Australia

            from      on 18.06.1912     per Fahrwohl (Farvole)     disembarked at Hobart (naturalisation); Melbourne (Russian consul’s information)

Residence before enlistment Adelaide

Occupation labourer

Service

service number 2402     enlisted 8.01.1916     POE Adelaide

unit 32nd Battalion, 48th Battalion, 12th MG Company, 4th MG Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1919

awards 4.10.1916 DCM (LG 20.10.1916)

final fate RTA 15.06.1919       discharged 22.09.1919

Naturalisation 1923

Residence after the war Adelaide, Sydney, Newcastle, New Zealand, Melbourne

Family 1923 engaged to be married Tyne Lustig, b. Kotka, Finland

Died 7.01.1954

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

alien registration (NAA)

digitised recommendation for award 1     2     3     4     5   (AWM)

army payfile (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

It was also here [Mouquet Farm] that the Finn Arthur Saari won the Distinguished Conduct Medal when, ‘acting as a runner, [he] worked his way through heavy enemy barrage and although twice buried by exploding shells, he preserved and successfully delivered a most important message’.

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