Eva JänesTamsalu Gymnasium
Verner Hans Puurand can be considered the most famous person who has ever lived in Tamsalu. His farmhouse was located in Naistevälja village.
born in Narva on 27 September 1904
1928 graduated from the Military
School in Tondi as Lieutenant Junior
joined the Navy1935 – 1937 in England
supervising the construction of submarines to Estonia
Since 1939 the Commander of the submarine KALEV – one
of the two submarines the Estonian Government ordered from England right before the war.
Submarine KALEV
Submarine LEMBITU
1941 liberation battles of Tallinn, Pärnu, Paldiski, Aegna,
Hiiumaa and Saaremaa
1942 – 1944 Head of the German Intelligence School in Leetse
1944 promoted to Captain-Major
Since 1945• active in the US Military Government• liberation of Estonian war prisoners
1946 organised the formation of American Work and
Guard Battalions from Baltic soldiers
1948went to live in Brisbane, Australia together with his
family
24 February 1974 promoted to Navy Captain
1973 – 1977 the Exile Minister of the Estonian Government
1977 – 1983 the Exile Minister of Economy of the Estonian
Government
born in Tallinn in 1932 worked on a cargo ship in Australiastudied to be an electrical engineerpresented a rare photo album to the archives of Estonia (materials about the birth of the submarine KALEV)2009
visited his father’s home in Naistevälja
Died on 12 June 1983 and was buried in Brisbane