John Wathen

Born 20.09.1887     Place Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Lutheran

Father -     Mother Wathen, Mary

Arrived at Australia

            from      on 10.1913     per Murtai     disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Newcastle, NSW

Occupation sailor, ships fireman

Service

service number 2408 (1927 ER)     enlisted 14.04.1916     POE Newcastle, NSW

unit 36th Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1917       casualties WIA 1917

final fate RTA 28.03.1919      discharged 20.06.1919

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war Yarram, Victoria; Newcastle, NSW; was interned in 1941-42

Died 13.12.1964

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

alien registration (NAA)

WWII internment (digitised file) (NAA)

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