Russian AnzacsJohn Paakola
| Born | 12.12.1889 |
|---|---|
| Place | Uleaborg (Oulu), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | Mikael Paakola |
| Family | Wife Charlotte Paakola (nee Oborn) |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Lived in Norway for 3 years, in Sweden for 2 years, in France for 1 year |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Dunkirk on 15.04.1914 per Loch Keal (Lokhi?) disembarked at Wallaroo, SA |
| Residence before enlistment | Adelaide, East West Railway line, Hammock Hill via Port Pirie, SA |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Naturalisation | 1926 |
| Residence after the war | Hammock Hill, Port Pirie, SA, Broken Hill, NSW, Strathalbyn, Haslam, Streaky Bay, Port Adelaide, SA |
| Died | 14.11.1954, Springbank, South Australia |
Service #1
| Service number | 1969 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 11.02.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide |
| Unit | 48th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Casualties | WIA 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 21.12.1917 |
| Discharged | 27.02.1918 MU |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Army pay file (NAA)
Investigation Branch file (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Man committed for sentence. - News, Adelaide, 13 February 1933, p. 3.
Mitchell D.G. "Backs to the wall". - The Northern Champion, Taree, 12 November 1938, p. 8.
Mitchell D.G. This war - And the last. A digger's reactions. - The Mail, Adelaide, 14 October 1939, p. 4.