Russian AnzacsOscar Frederick Strom
| Alias | Served as Oscar Srom |
|---|---|
| Born | 16.06.1894 |
| Place | Pärnu, Estonia (WWI) or Helsingfors (Helsinki) (Naturalisation and WWII) |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Friedrich Strom |
| Mother | Wihelmine Strom |
| Family | Wife Sarah Jean Hincks, married 1918 Sydney, children Frederick James, b. 1918, Henry Wallace Donald, b. 1920, Rosaline Wilhelmina Catherine, b. 1922 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Cape Town, South Africa on 15.07.1914 per August disembarked at Newcastle, NSW |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | 1915 sailor, 1919 tram conductor, 1931, 1936 orchardist, 1943 ironworker, 1954 electrician assistant |
| Naturalisation | 1919 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 2.02.1962, Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 11130 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 23.08.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Holdsworthy, NSW |
| Unit | 3rd FAB, 1st DAC |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 23.05.1917 |
| Discharged | 22.08.1917 MU |
Service #2 – Home service
| Enlisted | 24.04.1918 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Discharged | 5.12.1918 |
Service #3 – WWII
| Service number | N75817 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 1941 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Discharged | 1942 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Strom)
Digitised service records (NAA) (Srom)
Applications to enlist in the (NAA) (Srom)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Srom)
WWII service records (NAA) (Strom)
Tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Partners quarrel over film venture. - The Mirror, Sydney, 27 April 1919, p. 4
False pretences charged. - Evening News, Sydney, 2 May 1919, p. 8
Quarter sessions. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June 1919, p. 7
Gallery
Sarah Hincks and Oscar Strom
Ancestry.com tree