Russian AnzacsWilliam Ambrosen
| Alias | Estonian name: Wilhelm Gustav Ambrosen |
|---|---|
| Born | 9.05.1891 |
| Place | Nargen (Naissaar), Estonia |
| Ethnic origin | Estonian |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Father | August Voldemar Ambrosen*/ |
| Mother | Amalia Karolina Jürgenson*/ |
| Family | Wife Lottie Irene (nee Guyatt) Ambrosen, married 1918 in England; stepson Alfred Douglas Guyatt (b. 1914), daughter Conrad Gladys (1919-2001) |
| Arrived at Australia |
from New York on 1.10.1912 per Alsides disembarked at Melbourne |
| Residence before enlistment | Victoria, Adelaide |
| Occupation | 1915 labourer, rigger, 1931 paint maker |
| Naturalisation | 1915 |
| Residence after the war | Adelaide; Monxton, Andover, Hampshire in England; 1968 Minehead, Somerset, England |
| Died | 20.08.1987 Minehead, Somerset, England |
Service #1
| Service number | 1046 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 16.03.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Keswick, SA |
| Unit | 27th Battalion, 7th Field Company Engineers, ANZAC Provost Corps |
| Rank | Private, Sapper |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916; England, 1916-1918 |
| Final fate | RTA 24.12.1918 |
| Discharged | 23.05.1919 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Digitised army pay file (NAA)
Application for admission of relatives and friends at Australia 1 2 (NAA)
*/ Family tree and photo on Ancestry.com
Gallery
William and Lottie Ambrosen (From Ambrosen Family Tree on Ancestry.com)