Russian AnzacsJulius Ivar Edmund Nyman
| Born | 10.02.1889 |
|---|---|
| Place | Uleaborg (Oulu), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | Frans Ivar Nyman |
| Mother | Nathalia Von Hausen |
| Family | Wife Hilda Frances Nyman (nee Ward) |
| Contacts | His sister Ellen Jakobina Nyman married Otto Abram Raisanen |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Finland on 10.06.1899 per Orient disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Brisbane, Yandina, Qld |
| Occupation | 1910 carpenter, 1916 postal mechanic, 1925 postal electrician |
| Naturalisation | 1910 |
| Residence after the war | Goondiwindi, Mill Hill, Warwick, Qld |
| Died | 24.11.1938, Queensland |
Service #1
| Service number | 2250A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 7.02.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Warwick, Qld |
| Unit | 49th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1919 |
| Casualties | WIA 1917 (twice) |
| Final fate | RTA 12.05.1919 |
| Discharged | 20.08.1919 |
Materials
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Only a few Finns who had spent longer in Australia had wives here; apart from the small group of families that followed Matti Kurikka's charismatic leadership to north Queensland, Finnish families did not tend to migrate here. Kurikka wanted to found a Finnish colony in north Queensland at the beginning of the 20th century, and among these families there were at least three future Anzacs who arrived as young boys: Julius Nyman, Hjalmari Hannus and Johannes Kotkamaa.
