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SODERHOLM, Otto Harold
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 687, V9158 |
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Enlisted: | 31 January 1917, Warrnambool, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) |
Born: | Abo, Finland, 20 September 1892 |
Home Town: | Alberton, South Australia |
Schooling: | Finland |
Occupation: | Farm labourer |
Died: | Natural causes (heart condition), Yarram, Victoria, Australia, 7 January 1953, aged 60 years |
Cemetery: |
Old Yarram Cemetery, Victoria |
Memorials: | Nirranda and District Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
31 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 687, 6th Machine Gun Company, Warrnambool, Victoria | |
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21 Jun 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 687, 6th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
21 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 687, 6th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
5 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 687, 22nd Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
1 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V9158 | |
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1 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Private, V9158, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) , Royal Park, Victoria | |
7 May 1946: | Discharged Private, V9158, 12 Garrison Battalion (VIC) |
Personal Stories
My Grandfather Otto
Otto came to Australia from Finland in 1914. He was Naturalised in 1916 and joined the AIF in 1917. He served in WW1 1917 - 1919 (687) and WW2 1940 - 1946 (V9158).
Otto's WW1 records have been merged in with his WW2 records.
Submitted 28 February 2016 by Tracy Williams
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