Russian AnzacsVaina Tamppinen
| Born | 6.08.1899 |
|---|---|
| Place | Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | Matti Tamppinen |
| Mother | Hilma Karjalainen |
| Family | Wife Lillian Grace Edith May Krosch, married 1932, Queensland |
| Arrived at Australia |
on 1900 |
| Residence before enlistment | Nambour, Qld |
| Occupation | 1917 fruit farmer, 1936 carrier, 1943 labourer, 1954 storekeeper |
| Naturalisation | Served as naturalised British subject |
| Residence after the war | 1936 Kidaman Creek, Nambour, 1943 Nambour, 1954 San Jose Estate |
| Died | 28 July 1980, Nambour, Qld |
Service #1
| Service number | 5368 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 9.11.1917 |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane |
| Unit | 31st Battalion, Australian Graves Detachment |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1918-1919 |
| Final fate | RTA 25.09.1919 |
| Discharged | 11.12.1919 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Pension case file (NAA)
Medical case file (NAA)
*/ Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Fatality at circus. - Mercury, Hobart, 7 December 1925, p. 5.
Weddings. Tamppinen-Krosch. - Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser, 26 August 1932, p. 8.
V. Tamppinen. Nambour & district war memorial. - Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser, 20 September 1946, p. 7.
Finish Pioneers. - Nambour Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser, 25 May 1951, p. 9.
Gallery
Vaina Tamppinen
Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 26 January 1918, p. 26