Nickefor Domilovsky
| Russian spelling | Никифор Станиславович Домиловский |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 |
| Place | Kiev, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Ukrainian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Stanislaw Domilovsky |
| Residence before enlistment | Cairns, Brisbane |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
Service #1
| Service number | 1942 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 23.01.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Cairns (re-attested at Enoggera, Qld 6.04.1915) |
| Unit | 9th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916 |
| Casualties | WIA 1916 |
| Final fate | KIA 23.07.1916 |
| Memorial | 26 Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Materials
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Russians who joined the army together, or who met up at training camp, would often embark together. Six Russians from Brisbane, for instance -- the journalists Chirvin and Fedorovich, the engineer Romanovsky, the labourer Domilovsky, the former revolutionary turned cane-cutter Rosalieff, and the butcher Soolcovsky -- all ended up together in the 9th Battalion's 5th reinforcement, departing on the Kyarra on 16 April 1915, along with Korotcoff, a cane-cutter from Port Douglas.
From Falling stars: The story of Anzacs from Ukraine:
Enlisting in the army in Cairns, Nickefor Domilovsky did not forget his family in the village of Stavishche in Ukraine. Together with this photograph, he sent them a block of chocolate with gold hidden inside, which saved his sister Matryona's family during WWI.
Gallery
Villers-Bretonneux memorial panel
Nickefor Domilovsky (back, right)
(Courtesy of Valerie Tereshchenko)
AWM memorial panel 55