Carl Gustav Sauvola

Alias Kaarlo Sauvola (naturalisation); Charles Savola (application to enlist in the AIF)
Born 27.06.1878
Place Brahestad (Raahe), Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Church of England & Lutheran
Father Gustaf Jacob Sauvola
Mother Sofia
Family

Wife Emily Louisa Sauvola (nee Kerr), married 1908, Port Adelaide; children Helena; Gustaf Thomas (1909-1967), served WWII; Violet (d. 1912), Olga Elna Lydia (1912-1913); Kathleen; Roma Joyce (1918-1975); Dorothy

Residence before arrival at Australia Served in dragoons, Russian Army, for 2 years
Arrived at Australia from Norway
on 7.02.1904
per Mermerus
disembarked at Adelaide
Residence before enlistment Fremantle, WA; Alberton, Bowden, SA, Melbourne
Occupation 1906 sailor & labourer; 1917 electrical labourer; 1919 fitter's labourer
Naturalisation 1906
Residence after the war Melbourne
Died 3.09.1937, Melbourne, Victoria

Service #1 – Home service

Service number V68393
Enlisted 1.08.1917
Place of enlistment Melbourne
Unit 3rd District Guard Corps
Rank Private
Discharged 11.12.1918

Service #2 – Home service

Service number V82152
Enlisted 20.01.1919
Place of enlistment Laverton
Unit Central Flying School, Laverton
Rank Private
Discharged 1919-1920

Materials

Digitised naturalisation (NAA)

Applications to enlist in the AIF 1 2 3 4 (NAA)

Family tree on Ancestry.com

Blog article

Russian

English

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