1. Eva Jänes Tamsalu Gymnasium

2. Verner Hans Puurand can be considered the most famous person who has ever lived in Tamsalu. H is farmhouse was located in Naistevälja village.

3. born in Narva on 27 September 1904 1928 graduated from the Military School in Tondi as Lieutenant Junior joined the N avy 1935 – 1937 in England supervising the construction of submarines to Estonia

4. Since 1939 the Commander of the submarine KALEV – one of the two submarines the Estonian Government ordered from England right before the war.

5. Submarine KALEV Submarine LEMBITU

6. 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 liberati on of Estonian war prisoners

7. 1946 organised the formation of American Work and Guard Battalions from Baltic soldiers

8. 1948 went to live in Brisbane, Australia together with his family

9. 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

10. b orn in Tallinn in 1932 worked on a cargo ship in Australia studied to be an electrical engineer presented a rare photo album to the archives of Estonia ( materials about the birth of the submarine KALEV ) 2009 visit ed his father’s home in Naistevälja

11. Died on 12 June 1983 and was buried in Brisbane