Ilmar Westerlund

Alias Ilmari Arvo Westerlund; ‘Jack’

Born 28.10.1895     Place Nystad (Uusikaupunki), Finland     Ethnic origin Finn     Religion Church of England

Father Westerlund, Johan Ansem     Mother Westerlund, Marie

Arrived at Australia

            from Finland     on 29.05.1914     per Port Patrick     disembarked at Newcastle, NSW

Residence before enlistment Sydney, Minchinbury vineyard, Rooty Hill, NSW

Occupation 1916 cellarman, leant distilling; 1936 tailor (now lift attendant)

Service

service number 5210     enlisted 3.01.1916     POE Liverpool, NSW

unit 13th Battalion, 54th Battalion      rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1917       casualties WIA 1917, left arm amputated

final fate RTA 1.11.1917      discharged 3.07.1918

Naturalisation 1936

Residence after the war Matroville, NSW

Family wife Ethel May Westerlund, married 1922; children Ronald Alfred b. 1926, Keith Erik 1936

Died 15.04.1965

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

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