Russian AnzacsEffim Chernianin
| Alias | Edward Peter Cheney |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Ефим Чернянин |
| Born | 20.01.1890 |
| Place | Eniseisk, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (?) |
| Father | Peter Chernianin |
| Mother | Agrafena Chernianin |
| Family | Wife Stella Luise Owens, married 1918 in Cheltenham, UK; 1920 married Ruby Myrtle Eades in Adelaide |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Served 3¾ years in the Russian Navy |
| Arrived at Australia |
from San Francisco on 9.10.1912 per General Pasqua disembarked at Port Pirie, SA |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Pirie, Broken Hill, Adelaide |
| Occupation | 1915 seaman, 1918 fitter and turner |
| Naturalisation | 1918 |
| Residence after the war | Adelaide, SA |
| Died | 24.05.1960, South Australia |
Service #1
| Service number | 5066 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 27.12.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide |
| Unit | 10th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 12.03.1918 |
| Discharged | 15.07.1918 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Court martial records (NAA)
South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau file 1 2
Army pay file (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Separation granted. - News, Adelaide, 9 July 1928, p. 2.
Rations by false pretences. - Observer, Adelaide, 27 November 1930, p. 21.
Seaman's oratory has little influence with S.M.. - News, Adelaide, 7 June 1937, p. 7.
Novel court excuse. - Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, 17 October 1940, p. 2.
Hat under arm. - The Advertiser, Adelaide, 17 October 1940, p. 15.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Service or naturalisation records are not where you'd normally expect to find out about mates; yet even here, sometimes, a piece of information will surface unexpectedly. [...] From Effim Chernianin's application for naturalisation, we learn about his friend Private Nicholls: they returned together from the front and for his own holding address Chernianin gave his friend's mother's address
Gallery
Consular approval for Effim Chernianin's enlistment
Service records (NAA)