John Victor Snellman

Born 2.05.1894     Place Hango, Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Church of England

Arrived at Australia

            from South America     on 30.07.1912     per Ritchard de Solar     disembarked at Newcastle

Residence before enlistment Sydney, Newcastle, Kempsey, Maitland

Occupation 1915 fireman; 1922 postal assistant

Service

service number 2004     enlisted 22.06.1915     POE Liverpool, NSW

unit 20th Battalion, 18th Battalion       rank Private

place Gallipoli, 1915

final fate RTA 11.05.1916       discharged 26.09.1916

Naturalisation 1922

Residence after the war Sydney, 1967 Nambucca Heads

Family wife Grace Snellman (née Smith), married 1916; son Herbert Victor b. 1918

Died 15.02.1973

Materials naturalisation (NAA) (Shellman in error)

digitised service records (NAA)

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