Alexander Boronow

Alias also known as Brown
Russian spelling Александр Георгиевич Боронов
Born 1872 (enlistment.); 12.02.1859 (naturalisation)
Place Odessa, Ukraine
Ethnic origin Russian
Religion Roman Catholic
Father George Boronow
Mother Mary Nellie Phillip
Arrived at Australia from Glasgow
on 24.06.1889
per Fortela
disembarked at Sydney
Residence before enlistment Sydney, Bundaberg, Cairns, Brisbane, Innisfail
Occupation Cane cutter, labourer
Naturalisation 1925
Residence after the war Townsville, 1925 inmate of Dunwich Benevolent Asylum, Qld
Died 12.11.1925, Dunwich, Qld

Service #1 – Depot

Service number 5985
Enlisted 12.02.1916
Place of enlistment Townsville, Qld
Unit 9th Battalion
Rank Private
Discharged 1.08.1916 MU

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

Newspaper articles

Northern volunteers. - Townsville Daily Bulletin, 14 February 1916, p. 5.

From Falling stars: The story of Anzacs from Ukraine:

Alexander Boronow from Odessa came to Australia in 1889 after a few months in Scotland. His tattoos suggest that he had experience as a seaman, but after landing in Sydney, he moved to the Bundaberg area in Queensland and found employment as a cane-cutter.

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