Russian AnzacsAugust Makewitz
| Born | 18.01.1886 |
|---|---|
| Place | Talsen, Latvia |
| Ethnic origin | Latvian |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | Gvit (Girt) Makewitz |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Delagoa Bay, South Africa on 5.02.1906 per Lochu disembarked at Wallaroo, SA |
| Residence before enlistment | Adelaide, Port Adelaide |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Naturalisation | 1914 |
| Residence after the war | Port Adelaide, SA |
| Died | 16.09.1922, South Australia |
Service #1
| Service number | 1043 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 9.03.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, SA |
| Unit | 27th Battalion, 50th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915, Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Casualties | WIA 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 10.09.1917 |
| Discharged | 6.05.1918 MU (right leg amputated) |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Mahewitz)
South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau file
Army pay file (NAA)
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
On 2 April [1917], at the battle for Noreuil, in the middle of no-man's-land August Makewitz's right foot was hit by a shell-fragment. 'He had to lay out in rain for 24 hours. He crawled back a couple of miles and was then [taken] to ambulance'. His medical card records that his leg was amputated 'owing to onset of gas gangrene'. He lived long enough to receive his war medals in 1922, dying only a few months afterwards.