Alfred Axel Syrjalainen

Born 22.11.1892     Place Vyborg, Finland (now Russia)     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Syrjalainen, Matti

Arrived at Australia

            from Capetown, South Africa     on 04.1912     per Henry Gibson     disembarked at Melbourne

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation fireman

Service

service number 1044     enlisted 9.02.1916     POE Casula, NSW

unit Camel Corps, 14th Light Horse Regiment        rank Trooper

place Egypt, Palestine, 1916-1919

final fate RTA 24.07.1919       discharged 13.10.1919

Naturalisation 1919

Residence after the war Sydney, Wollongong, NSW

Wife Dorris Syrjalainen (née Thrift), married 1928

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Syra Lainen - in error)

digitised service records (NAA)

court martial file (NAA)

Returned soldier and hotel keeper shot dead. Russian Finn arrested. - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas.), 19 February 1920, page 5

Guilty of manslaughter. - Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW), 17 April 1920, page 3

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