Russian AnzacsJulays Beern
| Alias | Julius |
|---|---|
| Born | 1891 |
| Place | Riga, Latvia |
| Ethnic origin | Latvian |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | Jacob Beern |
| Family | Wife Catherine Beern (née Barker), married 1915 in London, died 1920; son Frederick Beern, born 1920 |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Was apprentice in Riga for 3 years |
| Residence before enlistment | Melbourne |
| Occupation | Seaman |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Melbourne |
| Died | 8.09.1920 in Melbourne Hospital |
Service #1
| Service number | 1107, 1887, 2107 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 23.11.1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Broadmeadows, Vic. |
| Unit | 3rd Battalion, 45th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1915, 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 21.03.1919 |
| Discharged | 24.05.1919 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Informant re death of Pte E.R. Morris (AWM)
Passage for Wife (NAA)
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
The first of these [war time] marriages [of the Russian Anzacs] took place well before the end of war when Julajs Beern, a Latvian former seaman, married a London girl. After being wounded at the Gallipoli landing, Beern was brought to London to recover, where he married, and soon returned to the trenches, in September 1915. He survived Gallipoli but on the Western Front was wounded again, and spent some time in English hospitals reunited with his wife for a while before being invalided back to Australia. He died a year later in Melbourne hospital, still intending to go to London to bring his wife out. She died only a couple of weeks after him, leaving behind a young son.