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HAAPANIEMI, Hugo Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6706 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wasa, Finland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 15 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6706, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6706, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6706, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
He enlisted under the alias of Hugo Edmund Asplund.