Russian AnzacsLion Harlap
| Alias | Leon |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Ария Ефраимович Харлап<br>**Jewish name** Aryeh/Arie |
| Born | 21.07.1893 |
| Place | Odessa, Ukraine or Rehovot (Rehobot), Palestine |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Father | Ephraim Tzvi Harlap, probably from Mezhirich, Ukraine |
| Mother | Yehudit Yentel Harlap (nee Shpiner) */ |
| Family | Wife Nehama Harlap (nee Rotstein); daughter Dalia Mishori (1930-2015) and two more children */ |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Was brought to Palestine when he was 18 months old, later stated that he was born in Palestine |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Palestine via Port Said on 17.12.1910 per Kera disembarked at Fremantle, WA |
| Residence before enlistment | Big Brook, Perth |
| Occupation | 1914 locksmith, 1915 engine fitter; 1924 had Harlap Cycle Shop, Jaffa |
| Naturalisation | 1915, in 1934 naturalisation revoked |
| Residence after the war | Palestine, 1963 visited Australia |
| Died | 27.05.1977 Rehovot, Israel */ |
Service #1
| Service number | 1098 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 5.03.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Perth |
| Unit | 10th Light Horse Regiment, Anzac Provost Corps, depot stores |
| Rank | Trooper, Corporal |
| Place | Egypt, Palestine, 1915-1919 |
| Discharged | 29.03.1919 in Egypt |
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Leanne Piggott, Australia and Israel: A Pictorial History (Lion Haplap's letter, p. 4)
*/ Family tree on MyHeritage.com
Blogs and forums
Newspaper articles
A touching reunion. - The Canberra Times, 27 August 1963, p. 18 (photo)
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
At the beginning of October 1918 the Australians had reached Damascus and just over a month later the war was over. For Lion Harlap, and for several other Jews who had originally come to Australia via Palestine, this was an especially blissful time. Harlap's family lived at the colony Rehovot (where Margolin spent his youth, guarding it from the Arabs). 'Whilst there with the Forces', Harlap wrote, 'I was gratified to find my parents and sisters still alive though my father, who has suffered so much at the hands of our enemies, has aged considerably.' It was decided at this 'joyful' family reunion that when he received his discharge he should return directly to Palestine, to his family -- and at the end of the war, he did.