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Ilmar Westerlund
Alias Ilmari Arvo Westerlund; 'Jack'
Born 28.10.1895
Place Nystad (Uusikaupunki), Turku, Finland
Ethnic origin Finnish
Religion Church of England
Father Johan Ansem Westerlund
Mother Marie Westerlund
Family
Wife Ethel May Westerlund (nee Upex), married 1922; children Ilmar (1923-1932), Ronald Alfred b. 1926, Keith Erik b. 1936
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 Matraville, NSW
Died 15.04.1965, Sydney
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
WESTERLUND Ilmar Arvo - 5210 AIF; 1965; Crematorium - Northern Suburbs NSW (NAA)
Personal case file 1 2 (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com