James Ruland

Alias Nikolai Ihres (Ilwes) (information from his sister in Estonia)

Born 26.08.1891     Place Revel (Tallinn), Estonia or Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland     Ethnic origin Estonian or Finn    Religion Russian Orthodox (WWI), Roman Catholic (WWII)

Father Ruland, Ian     Mother Ruland, Anna

Residence before arrival at Australia lived in England for 2 years

Arrived at Australia

            from Cardiff     on 24.11.1915     per Salvatore Ciampa     disembarked at Fremantle, WA

Residence before enlistment Toodyay, Perth, Kalgoorlie, WA

Occupation 1915 seaman, 1927 boarding house keeper; 1939 chef, 1940 cook

Service

service number 2362     enlisted 2.12.1915     POE Blackboy Hill, WA

unit 3rd Tunnelling Company       rank Sapper

place Western Front, 1916-1918      casualties WIA 1918 (gassed)

final fate RTA 12.03.1920       discharged 7.05.1919 in England

Naturalisation 1939

Residence after the war Perth

Family wife Elsie Louisa Ruland (née Wykes), married 1918 in England, 2 children (Patricia Olga b.1925)

WWII served 1940-1945, RAAF, 4 Aircraft Depot; Corporal

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised WWI service records (NAA)

application for admission of relatives (NAA)

Investigation Branch file (NAA)

WWII service records (NAA)

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