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SAVOLAINAN, Arthur John
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Savolainen, Arthur John - ROH Circular |
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| Service Number: | 4228 |
| Enlisted: | 24 December 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kexholm, Finland / Priozersk, Leningrad Oblast, Russia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Kexholm School, Finland |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-du-Bois Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix Plot I. Row B. Grave 1 (Coll.) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4228, Depot Battalion (AIF), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 57th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 57th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4228, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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