Russian AnzacsKansta Airikka
| Alias | Konsta |
|---|---|
| Born | 18.05.1888 (parish birth records)* |
| Place | Vyborg, Finland (enlistment); Karppila, Viipurin msrk (now Vysotsk, Russia) (parish birth records)* |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | Johan Airikka |
| Mother | Valborg Tuomaantytär Hietamies */ |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Brazil on 7.10.1913 per Castle Line disembarked at Newcastle |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | 1917 ship's carpenter, 1940 carpenter |
| Naturalisation | 1917 |
| Residence after the war | Grafton, Sydney |
| Died | 7.07.1940, Sydney (while in the Army) |
| Cemetery | Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Sydney |
Service #1 – Depot
| Enlisted | 20.03.1917 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Kempsey, NSW |
| Rank | Private |
| Final fate | 20.06.1917 deserted |
| Discharged | 1917 |
Service #2 – Depot
| Service number | 3239 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 27.07.1917 |
| Place of enlistment | Seymour, Vic |
| Rank | Private |
| Discharged | 17.08.1917 |
Service #3 – WWII
| Service number | NX29732 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 10.06.1940 |
| Place of enlistment | Paddington, NSW |
| Unit | Paddington, Army workshop |
| Final fate | Died 1940 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
WWII service records (NAA)
Tree on Ancestry.com
*/ Information provided by Jukka Illman & Ancestry.com tree
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Soldier fatally injured. - Sydney Morning Herald, 8 July 1940, p. 8.
Gallery
Kansta Airikka
Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, Sydney