Regimental number | 2134 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Riga, Latvia (Russia) |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Port Pirie, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 151 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emily Voitkun, Agnes Street, Port Pirie, South Australia |
Previous military service | Compulsory military service, Imperial Russian Army |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
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Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
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Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Son-in-Law (future): 39397 Gunner Robert James Sabiston BRYCE, discharged (London), 16 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, Fleurbaix, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 (shrapnel wound, right leg, left wrist and arm); taken prisoner of war; interned in Ohrdruf Camp, Thuringia, where he served as interpreter to the camp doctor. Repatriated from Germany; disembarked Hull, England, 9 January 1919. Granted leave, 18 January 1919; marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, from leave, 15 February 1919. Marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 20 February 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Plassy', 17 March 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 28 April 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 12 June 1919. Total war service: 3 years 342 days (of which 3 years 81 days were abroad). Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 85 |
Place of burial | Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, VOITKUN Andreas
Red Cross File No 2820611 |