Nils Nylander

Born 21.09.1889     Place Abo (Turku), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Church of England, Protestant

Father Nylander, Arthur William     Mother

Arrived at Australia

            from Hamburg     on 14.03.1912     per Clan Galbraight     disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation 1914 labourer; 1916 and after the war: scaffolder

Service

service number 145A     enlisted 6.01.1916     POE Liverpool, NSW

unit 36th Battalion, 34th Battalion      rank Private, Lance Corporal, Corporal (temp)

place Western Front, 1916-1919       casualties WIA 1917 (three times), 1918

awards MM 4.10.1917, (LG 28.01.1918); Bar to MM 12.10.1917, (LG 13.03.1918)

final fate RTA 22.09.1919       discharged 5.01.1920

Naturalisation 1914

Residence after the war Sydney

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

recommendations for awards not found

biographical file (AWM)

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