[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] where is Poulin??

[My_Ancestors]

I would guess that the place is Pulin, which is just NW of Zhitomir. At that
time it would have been part of Russia.

Dwayne

http://www.geocities.com/ancestorsus/Volhynia.html



> Seasons greeting everyone!
> I just received the 1940 registration (CDN) for my great uncle.  It gives
his
> birth place as Poulin Russia.  I tried Shtetl seeker but there are many
> listed.  The only other clue I have is his brother's naturalization gave
his
> birth place as Warshau, Poland.  I though Poulin may be Poland, but on the
> line below it gives Poland for his parents birth place (not town though).
> It also gave him serving from 1896 to 1910 in the Russian military, 85th
> regiment.  I know from family history that he was a payroll train guard
during
> the RussoJapanese war.
> My questions are:  Any hints or helps on where Poulin may be, or possibly
the
> correct spelling of it?
> and secondly, I tried a google search on "Russia" Military, History, 85th
> regiment but all I get is WWI and WWII stuff.  Are there any good pre WWI
> sites on Russian Military?
> Any assistance greatly appreciated, as this is the only way I'm able to
find
> out about my grandmother as she didn't appear to leave any paper trail in
> Canada, so I'm scouting out her brothers.
> Rhonda Simpson
> Canada
>
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