Russian AnzacsWolfe Greenstein
| Alias | Maurice Wolfe Greenstein |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Вольф Гринштейн |
| Born | 25.11.1899 |
| Place | Odessa, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Father | Solomon Greenstein |
| Mother | Betha Greenstein |
| Family | Wife Jean Greenstein (nee Piraner), married 1924; children Esther b. 1925, served in the AIF in WWII; Aaron b. 1927 |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Lived in London and Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, for 13 years |
| Arrived at Australia |
from England on 25.11.1913 per Irishman disembarked at Sydney |
| Residence before enlistment | 'Odessa', Jeffrey St, Canterbury, Sydney |
| Occupation | 1918 printer; 1940 compositor |
| Naturalisation | father naturalised in 1910 in England; nat. 1945 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 1962 Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 60562 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 4.06.1918 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | France, 1919 |
| Final fate | RTA 22.07.1919 |
| Discharged | 20.09.1919 |
Service #2 – WWII
| Enlisted | 3.06.1940 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Paddington, NSW |
| Unit | 1st Battalion |
| Rank | L/C |
| Place | Egypt, Greece, Egypt |
| Casualties | POW on Crete |
| Final fate | RTA 24.11.1943 |
| Discharged | 25.04.1944 MU |
Materials
Naturalisation 1 2 (NAA)
Digitised WWI service records (NAA)
Application to enlist (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Repatriation Department payment (NAA)
Digitised WWII service records (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Soccer football. - The Hebrew Standard of Australasia, Sydney, 20 May 1932, p. 7.
Another Maccabean victory. - The Hebrew Standard of Australasia, Sydney, 20 July 1934, p. 2.
Army friends now prisoners. - Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 18 October 1941, p. 2.
'Santa' for war prisoners. - Daily Telegraph, Sydney, 18 December 1943, p. 6.
With the forces. - Daily Advertiser, Wagga Wagga, 20 September 1944, p. 2.
Judge slates woman for bigamous marriage with younger soldier. - Truth, Sydney, 26 November 1944, p. 13.
Publications
Monteath, P.D. P.O.W.: Australian Prisoners of War in Hitler's Reich. Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, 2011, pp. 192-193
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Only a few, the youngest of them, managed to see active service with the 2nd AIF abroad. Wolfe Greenstein was captured on Crete but lived to tell the tale.
Gallery
** Wolfe Greenstein**
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**Wolfe Greenstein **
NAA, B883 (WWII service records)