Russian AnzacsEmil Alarik Aaltonen
| Born | 22.05.1880 |
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| Place | Abo (Turku), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Protestant and Church of England |
| Mother | Elen Aaltonen |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Finland on 8.04.1909 per Juno disembarked at Bunbury, WA |
| Residence before enlistment | Bunbury, WA |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Naturalisation | 1911 |
| Residence after the war | Bunbury, Perth |
| Died | 30.11.1936, Perth |
| Cemetery | Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia |
Service #1 – Home service
| Enlisted | 31.10.1914 |
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| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Final fate | Served for 10 weeks |
| Discharged | 1915 MU |
Service #2
| Service number | 982 |
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| Enlisted | 14.05.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Unit | 28th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915 |
| Final fate | RTA 29.01.1916 |
| Discharged | 13.03.1916, MU |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised application to enlist in the AIF (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Aaltenen)
Blogs
ANZAC Heroes | Bunbury - Wellington District Western Australia
Russian Anzacs blog
Gallery
Emil Alarik Aaltonen
Karrakatta Cemetery, Karrakatta, Western Australia