Ernest Hyalmar Kortman

Alias	Ernest Hjalmar
Born	15.04.1879
Place	Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland
Ethnic origin	Finnish
Religion	Church of England
Father	Karl Frederick Kortman
Mother	Karolina Eugman
Arrived at Australia	from London on 1.09.1909 per Port Caroline disembarked at Port Pirie, SA
Residence before enlistment	Port Pirie, Yorketown, Edithburgh, SA; served 12 months in Colonial Light Horse & Imperial Light Horse (in Australia?)
Occupation	1913 labourer, 1915 fireman
Naturalisation	1913

Service #1

Service number	1417
Enlisted	2.08.1915
Place of enlistment	Adelaide
Unit	15th FAB, 25th FAB, 14th FAB
Rank	Gunner
Place	Western Front, 1916-1917
Final fate	DOW 22.08.1917
Cemetery	19 The Huts Cemetery Dickebusch, Belgium

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