AALTONEN, Emil Alarik
| Service Number: | 982 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 May 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Finland, 22 May 1880 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Attributed to War Service , Western Australia, 30 November 1936, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bunbury Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 14 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 982, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 982, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 13 May 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Name entered on Embarkation Roll as AALTENEN.
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli
Embarked from Alexandria on board HT 'Ivernia' to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 4 September 1915. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 14 November 1915 (bronchitis); discharged to duty, 23 November 1915. Admitted to 13th Casualty Clearing Station, 24 November 1915 (jaundice); transferred to HS 'Karapara', 30 November 1915; admitted to Valetta Hospital, Malta, 30 November 1915; transferred to Cottonera Hospital, 9 December 1915 (enteric); embarked on HS 'Essequibo' for Egypt, 7 January 1916; admitted to No. 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis (para-typhoid); discharged to Australia, 28 January 1916.
Embarked from Suez on board HT 'Suffolk', 29 January 1916; disembarked Fremantle, 1 March 1916; discharged, 13 May 1916 (medically unfit: para-typhoid).
Service Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Returned to Australia 29 January 1916