SAARIJARVI, Adolph
| Service Numbers: | 2709, 2709A |
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| Enlisted: | 29 March 1916, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Orivesi, Tampere, Finland, 13 February 1877 |
| Home Town: | Chinchilla, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not known |
| Occupation: | Farmer/Selector |
| Died: | Died of Wounds (GSW and influenza), Dartford, Kent, England, 28 October 1918, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Australian Military Burial Ground - Plot IV, Row G, Grave 16 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chinchilla War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2709, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
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| 19 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2709, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2709, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 16 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Medal, The Battle of Amiens | |
| 10 Aug 1918: | Wounded Private, 2709, 4th Pioneer Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", GSW (elbow) | |
| 28 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2709A, 4th Pioneer Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2709A awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Adolph SAARIJARVI was born on 13th February, 1877 in Orivesi, Tampere, Finland
His parents were Adolph Esanpoika & Loviisa Eliaantytar SAARIJARVI
Adolph arrived in Australia from Norway on 24th March, 1902 on the ship Serena and embarked in Melbourne - he was living in Chinchilla in Queensland when he enlisted in Toowoomba on 29th March, 1916
He was with the 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion, 5th reinforcements who embarked from Brisbane on HMAT Seang Choon on 19th September, 1916 - he had previously served with the Military in Finland
Adolph was awarded the Military Medal on 16th July, 1918 - he was wounded on 10th August, 1918 in the advance on Amiens by gun shot wounds to his left arm which was fractured and was evacuated to a clearing station and eventually to the 3rd Australian Military Hospital in Dartford, Kent, England where he died from the effects of his wounds & influenza on 28th October, 1918
He had only just married to Anna Janne TUOMISTO on 28th September, 1918 in the Registry Office in Chelsea, London and she was with him when he died - he is buried in the Brookwood Miliary Cemetery in Surrey, England & was given a full military funeral
Adolph was awarded the Military Medal, British War Medal & the Victory Medal
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