Russian AnzacsMilitan Schatkowski (Oldham)
| Alias | 14.02.1918 assumed name Oldham; death certificate: Milton Schatkowski (known as Milton Oldham) |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Милитан Иосифович Шатковский |
| Born | 20.11.1891 |
| Place | Plotely (Plateliai), Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania |
| Ethnic origin | Polish / German |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Father | Joseph Schatkowski |
| Mother | Hürschulle Gerdt (Antwerp Police records); Olga (Militan's death records) |
| Family | Wife Isabella Burgess Oldham (1891-1937), married 1918 in England, came to Australia in 1919, returned to England in 1920; daughter Cecily Olga Oldham (b. 1920, Sydney - d. 2002 Oxford, England); son Joseph Milton Oldham (b. 1921 London - d. 2000 Exeter, England) - information from grandson Michael Oldham |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Lived in the British Empire since 1908 |
| Arrived at Australia |
on 07.1914 |
| Residence before enlistment | Stockton, Newcastle |
| Occupation | 1914 seaman, 1938 wharf labourer |
| Naturalisation | 1919 in the UK |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 29.11.1938 Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 1632 |
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| Enlisted | 30.11.1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, NSW |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion, 54th Battalion, 2nd Battalion, Adm HQ, attached to Australian Red Cross, Old Bailey, London |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916; England 1917-1919 |
| Final fate | RTA 4.06.1919 |
| Discharged | 28.09.1919 MU |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Schatokwski)
Naturalisation file and certificate 1 2 (National Archives, UK)
[Antwerp Police Immigration records 1](http://russiananzacs.net/upload/1912-1Schatkowski Antwerp.jpg) [2](http://russiananzacs.net/upload/1912-2Schatkowski Antwerp.jpg) (Ancestry.com)
Blog articles
Michael John Oldham, 'Militan's War and Other Hurdles'
Militan Schatkowski, my paternal grandfather, served as a Russian Anzac during WWI and this month, November 2014, marks the centenary of his enlistment. Before Armistice Day he had changed his name to Militan Oldham.... Full text