Franse Frederick Swanson

Original name Saarinen

Born 22.07.1883     Place Oban (Obau?), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Methodist

Residence before arrival at Australia served for 2 years as AB seaman on HMS Albatross (Canada)

Arrived at Australia

            from      on 1899     per Orient     disembarked at Port Adelaide

Residence before enlistment Torrensville, SA

Occupation ship’s carpenter

Family wife Ruby Dorothy Swanson and 1 child

Service

service number 4885     enlisted 15.11.1915     POE Adelaide

unit 10th Battalion, 50th Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front 1916-1917      casualties POW 1917-1918

final fate RTA 5.03.1919      discharged 3.07.1919

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Died 9.04.1943

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

digitised Red Cross wounded and missing file (AWM)

Red Cross POW file (AWM)

army payfile (NAA)

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