Russian AnzacsNils Nylander
| Born | 21.09.1889 |
|---|---|
| Place | Nagu, Abo (Turku), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Church of England, Protestant |
| Father | Arthur William Nylander |
| Mother | Hulda Matilda |
| Family | Wife Dorothy Hilda Nylander (nee Biber), married 1922, Sydney; daughter Joyce Hilda, b. 1923 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Hamburg, Germany on 14.03.1912 per Clan Galbraight disembarked at Sydney |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | 1914 labourer; 1916 and after the war: scaffolder, foreman bridge carpenter in the railway service |
| Naturalisation | 1914 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 5.09.1945, Kempsey, NSW |
Service #1
| Service number | 145A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 6.01.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | 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 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Recommendations for awards not found in AWM
Biographical file (AWM)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Mr N. Nylander. - The Macleay Chronicle, Kempsey, 12 September 1945, p. 6.