Nils Arthur Erikson
Nils Arthur Erikson
Courtesy of Eric Erickson
Alias Erickson
Born 11.03.1895
Place Wessingsboda, Lemland, Mariehamn, Aland, Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Lutheran
Father Eric August Erikson
Mother Hilda Wilhelmina Erikson
Family
Wife Coral May Ericson (nee Lindley), b Hillgrove, NSW ca 1900, married 1921 in Perth; children Lindley Nils b. 1922, Eric Arthur James, b. 1925, Dennis Lloyd b. 1926 (two elder sons served in the AIF in WWII).
Residence before arrival at Australia Norway 6 weeks, South Africa 6 weeks
Arrived at Australia
from South Africa
on 2.07.1912
per Borrowdale
disembarked at Flinders Bay, WA
Residence before enlistment Bolgart, Kellerberrin, Bruce Rock, WA
Occupation 1912 seaman, 1916 farm hand, labourer, 1927 farm manager, 1937 carpenter
Service service number 6317
enlisted 10.11.1916
POE Perth
unit 27th Battalion, 28th Battalion
rank Private
place Western Front, 1917-1919
casualties WIA 1917
final fate RTA 16.06.1919
discharged 31.08.1919
Naturalisation 1928
Residence after the war Bruce Rock, Kondinin, Perth, Narrembeen, Merredin, Cardup, Stoneville, Perth
Died 1968, Swan, WA
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Alien registration 1 2 (digitised) (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Personal case file 1 2 (NAA)