Karl Edwin Silander

Born 20.03.1878
Place Mariehamn, Aland, Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Lutheran
Arrived at Australia from America
on 18.02.1916
per Ayrian
disembarked at Melbourne
Residence before enlistment Melbourne
Occupation 1916 ship's carpenter, 1918 seaman
Naturalisation 1918
Residence after the war 1918 Melbourne, 1921 Newcastle, NSW
Died 1940, Newcastle, NSW

Service #1

Service number 2249
Enlisted 8.05.1916
Place of enlistment Melbourne
Unit 59th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Western Front, 1916-1917
Casualties WIA 1917
Final fate RTA 11.01.1918
Discharged 5.04.1918 MU

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