Russian AnzacsThomas Baer
| Born | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Place | Lappa (Lapua), Vaasa, Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Mother | Hilda Baer |
| Family | Wife Violet (nee Green) Baer, married in England in 1919 and returned to Australia with wife |
| Arrived at Australia |
on 31.10.1910 per Karoola disembarked at Sydney |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | 1910 ship's engineer, 1914 horse driver, 1930 labourer |
| Naturalisation | Enlisted as naturalised British subject |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 155 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 29.08.1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Randwick, Sydney |
| Unit | 1st Battalion, 53rd Battalion, 54th Battalion, 56th Battalion |
| Rank | Private, Corporal, Sergeant |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Casualties | WIA 1915 |
| Final fate | RTA 12.03.1920 |
| Discharged | 8.01.1919 in England |
Materials
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
The very first contingent [...] -- this First Fleet of the new Australian nationhood -- left Australian waters in early November 1914 with at least 12 Russians: the Finns Baer and Hiltunen, the ethnic Russians Arn, Kamishansky, Sast and Sindeeff, the Polish-born Markowicz and Watson, the Jews Zander and Levene, and the Russian-born Englishmen Ball and Dyson.