Victor Morris Letman

Born 22.04.1883

Place Tammerfors (Tampere), Finland

Ethnic origin Finnish

Religion Church of England

Family

Kathleen Letman (nee Smith), married 1919, 2 children (son Victor Brian Letman)

Arrived at Australia
from London
on 19.07.1901
per Irean (?)
disembarked at Hobart

Residence before enlistment Melbourne

Occupation 1910 seaman, 1915 labourer

Service 1
service number 452
enlisted 20.03.1915
POE Melbourne
unit 24th Battalion
rank Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal
place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1918
casualties WIA 1917
awards MM 14.01.1918 LG
final fate RTA 9.12.1918
discharged 16.03.1919

Service 2 (WWII)
service number V370585
enlisted 1942
POE Brunswick, Vic
unit 18 Victorian VDC
discharged 1945

Naturalisation 1910

Residence after the war Melbourne

Died 28.04.1955

Materials

Naturalisation (NAA)

Digitised WWI service records (NAA)

Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Litman)

Digitised recommendation for award 1 2 (AWM)

WWII service records (NAA)

Blog article

Russian

English

Newspaper articles

Cannot wear braces. £1000 Damages claim. - Shepparton Advertiser, 19 August 1936, page 5

Claim for £1000. Sequel to collision. - The Argus, 19 August 1936, page 17