Russian AnzacsVladimir Alexseff
| Alias | Walter |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Владимир Иванович Алексеев |
| Born | 12.02.1894 |
| Place | Vladivostok, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Father | Ivan Alexseff |
| Family | Wife Myra Alison née Burwood-Baldry, married 1915, son Walter William b.1919; divorced 1928 |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Was in Africa for 4 months |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Africa on 9.11.1911 per Lorton? disembarked at Newcastle |
| Residence before enlistment | Served on coastal ships; Cobar, Melbourne, Sydney |
| Occupation | 1916 labourer and miner; 1925 fitter and turner |
| Naturalisation | 1925 |
| Residence after the war | 1919 Wonthaggi, Victoria; Sydney, Switzerland 09.24-01.25, medical treatment of TB, 1930 Mount Isa |
| Died | 1932, Randwick, Sydney |
Service #1 – Depot
| Enlisted | 1914? (all data about this service is from Alexseff's statements in his naturalisation application) |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Sydney? |
| Unit | 17th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Final fate | Served for six months; after discharge: engaged as seaman on transport Utmore taking troops to Gallipoli |
| Discharged | 1915 MU |
Service #2 – Rejected
| Enlisted | 12.07.1916 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Final fate | Rejected as medically unfit (defective vision) |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised application to enlist in the AIF (NAA)
Investigation Branch file (NAA)