Oscar Wilhelm Saario
Born 22.05.1888
Place [Orjuva, Uusikirkko?] Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Methodist
Father Kusta Wilhelm Lindgren
Mother Maria
Family
Wife Ellen Elizabeth Saario (nee Winckle), married 1919; children Lila Beatrice b. 1920, Stanley Oscar, b. 1923, served in the 2nd AIF, WWII, Vera, and two daughters
Arrived at Australia
from Finland
on 12.01.1909
per City of Benares
disembarked at Melbourne
Residence before enlistment Ruby, South Gippsland; Leongatha, Victoria
Occupation 1914 farmer, 1916 farm labourer, 1921 orchardist, 1922 farmer
Service service number 1979
enlisted 13.06.1916
POE Melbourne
unit 3rd Pioneer Battalion
rank Private
place Western Front, 1917-1918
final fate RTA 7.02.1919
discharged 8.05.1919
Naturalisation 1914
Residence after the war 1919 Upper Diamond Creek, Kangaroo ground, 1922 Kardella, 1937 Korrumburra, 1942, 1963 Loch, Vic.
Died 1966, Korumburra, Vic
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Personal case file 1 2 (NAA)
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