Toivo Jala Simula

Alias David
Born 1.02.1892
Place Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Church of England
Father Jacob Aleksander Simula
Mother Emerentia Simula (nee Lindeqvist)
Family

Wife Agnes Frances Simula (nee Leighton), son Leslie Alexander (1935-1936)

Contacts

Brother Vaino Alexander Simula

Arrived at Australia on 09.1915
per Belford
disembarked at Melbourne
Residence before enlistment Melbourne
Occupation Seaman
Naturalisation Served as Russian subject
Residence after the war Sydney
Died 1969 Sydney

Service #1

Service number 4304
Enlisted 6.09.1915
Place of enlistment Melbourne
Unit 5th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Western Front, 1916-1918
Casualties WIA 1918
Final fate RTA 4.07.1919
Discharged 10.10.1919

Materials

Digitised service records (NAA)

Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)

Court martial records (NAA)

Absentees - Private D J Simula... (AWM)

Personal case file 1 2 3 4(NAA)

WWII alien registration 1 2 (NAA)

WWII Security investigation dossier (NAA)

Railway Personal History Card (NSW SA)

Gaol Inmates/Prisoners Photos Index 1870-1930 1 2 (NSW SA)

Family tree on Myheritage.com

Blog article

Russian

English

Newspaper articles

Sent to the streets. - Truth, Sydney, 10 August 1924, p. 10.

Receiving charge. - Evening News, Sydney, 13 March 1928, p. 10

Gallery

Map