Russian AnzacsOtto Winter
| Alias | Otto Rafael Winter (original name); Otto George Winter (WWII); Rafael; George |
|---|---|
| Born | 27.02.1880 |
| Place | Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | Otto Edvard Winter |
| Mother | Hedvig Karolina Winter (née Winblad) |
| Family | Wife Irene Winter (née Daley), married 1915 at Woodville, SA; children: Harold Roy, b. 1915; Mavis June, b. 1920; Valda Irene, b. 1921; Joyce Elaine, b. 1923; Betty, b. 1925 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from London on 5.02.1907 per Star of New Zealand disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Queensland and NSW, Sydney, South Richmond, Vic., South Australia |
| Occupation | 1916 seaman, fireman, 1942 fitter |
| Naturalisation | 1909 |
| Residence after the war | Adelaide |
| Died | 31.08.1961 at Springbank, SA, buried at Centennial Park Cemetery, Pasadena, SA |
Service #1
| Service number | 1434 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 14.02.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, NSW |
| Unit | 1st Tunnelling Coy, 50th Battalion |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1918 (twice) |
| Final fate | RTA 12.05.1919 |
| Discharged | 21.08.1919 |
Service #2 – WWII
| Service number | S67409 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 5.04.1942 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, SA |
| Unit | 1 Bn VDC |
| Discharged | 15.10.1945 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised WWI service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry 1 2 (AWM)
Digitised Army payfile (NAA)
Digitised WWII service records (NAA)
Information from Alona Tester, great granddaughter
Blog article
From Alona Tester's letter:
"Otto spent the last few years of his life at the T.P.I. (Total & Permanently Incapacitated) place for Ex-Servicemen and Women. He suffered mustard gas poisoning during the war, and it affected him later in life".
Gallery
Otto Winter
Courtesy of Alona Tester