Axel Alexander Olin
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Alias Alex Olin
Born 1879
Place Abo (Turku), Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Church of England
Father Gustav Olin
Mother Anna Olin
Contacts
Nephew Usko Leonard Salonen, enlisted together
Arrived at Australia
Residence before enlistment Lived in Dunedin, NZ; 1916 Murrumbeena, Vic.
Occupation Seaman
Service service number 551
enlisted 18.03.1916
POE Murrumbeena, Vic
unit 39th Battalion
rank Private, Corporal, Sergeant
place Western Front, 1916-1918
awards MM (LG 4/02/1918)
final fate KIA 21.02.18
cemetery 339 Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Plateau Plots) Ploegsteert, Belgium
Naturalisation 1908 in New Zealand
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Digitised recommendation for award 1 2 (AWM)
Digitised Roll of Honour circular (AWM)
Group portrait of the NCOs of the 39th Battalion at Neuve Eglise.E01527 (AWM)