Joseph Skovronski

Russian spelling Иосиф Скавронский **Polish spelling** Jozef Skowronski
Born 19.03.1879
Place Warsaw, Poland
Ethnic origin Polish
Religion Roman Catholic
Father Antoni Skowronski
Mother Marya Skowronski (née Biskupska)
Family

Brother Stanley Skowronski; Wife Frances Isabel Skovronski (nee Toakley)

Residence before arrival at Australia Left Poland ca 1897, worked in Russia & Japan
Arrived at Australia from Poland via Vladivostok & Japan
on 3.02.1912
per Kumano Maru
disembarked at Brisbane
Residence before enlistment Brisbane, Sydney
Occupation 1917 signwriter, 1920 painter & decorator
Naturalisation 1920
Residence after the war Sydney, Mortdale
Died 24.09.1952, Mortdale, NSW

Service #1

Service number 18981
Enlisted 10.04.1917
Place of enlistment Sydney
Unit 1st Field Company Engineers
Rank Sapper
Place Western Front, 1918-1919
Final fate RTA 2.08.1919
Discharged 23.10.1919

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Joseph Skovronski was reluctant to send his certificate to the authorities for perusal (in connection with his application for naturalisation), arguing that 'being a foreigner and wearing my returned soldier's badge I might at any time be called upon to produce my certificate to the Military Authorities, to prove identity'.

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