Samuel Britain

Alias Britian
Born 25.05.1896
Place Vilna (Vilnius), Lithuania
Ethnic origin Jewish
Religion Jewish
Father Abraham Britin
Mother Sarah Zuker
Family

Wife Jean Mckenzie Federita Britain (nee Morrison), married 1922, Melbourne; wife died 1922, daughter Jean Britain, b. 1922

Arrived at Australia from Poland
on 25.02.1912
per Demosthenes
disembarked at Melbourne
Residence before enlistment Melbourne
Occupation 1916 cutter and designer, 1925 clothing manufacturer
Naturalisation 1942
Residence after the war Melbourne
Died 9.08.1950, Campbellfield, Victoria

Service #1

Service number 341A
Enlisted 19.06.1916
Place of enlistment Melbourne
Unit 12th MG Company, 11th MG Company
Rank Private
Place Western Front, 1917
Final fate RTA 10.09.1917
Discharged 19.12.1917 MU

Materials

Blog articles

Russian Anzacs (Russian)

Russian Anzacs (English)

Early Lithuanians in Australia

Publications

Steve Murphy, 'Lithuanian ANZACs: Research Continues', Lithuanian Papers, vol. 27, 2013, pp. 10-13.

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

With the new war [WWII] starting, some of the Russian Anzacs who were not naturalised [...] found their status once again became an issue for them, creating problems and driving many of them to regularise their situation, resulting in the third peak of naturalisations. 'Since serving with the AIF applicant understood he was a British subject', a policeman noted about one of them, Samuel Britain, adding that 'he is usually regarded as an Australian'.

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