Regimental number | 596 |
Place of birth | Finland |
School | State School, Finland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Seaman |
Address | Toward Street, Murrumbeena, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Gustaf Salonen, Sfoiagatan, No 10, Abo, Finland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 29 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 29 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 9), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Gustav and Eda SALONEN. Native of Abo, Finland |
Family/military connections | Uncle: 551 Sergeant Axell Alexander OLIN MM, 39th Bn, killed in action, Ploegsteert, 21 February 1918; Cousin: Bdr BROWN, 8th Field Battery, died of wounds, Messines, 6 August 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |