Russian AnzacsFrank Dvoretsky
| Alias | D'Voretsky |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Франк Самойлович Дворецкий |
| Born | 1890 |
| Place | Slonim, Belarus (?); also stated to be born in Ballarat, Victoria |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Father | Samuel Dvoretsky |
| Mother | Mary Dychovsky |
| Family | Wife Clara J Dvoretsky (nee Thompson), married 1916, Perth; Charlotte Mary Dvoretsky (nee Lynch), married 1928, Perth |
| Arrived at Australia |
on Ca 1892 |
| Residence before enlistment | Ballarat, Victoria; 1897 Brookton, WA |
| Occupation | 1915 farmer, 1925 brewery hand, 1931 motor driver, 1936 theatre employee, 1949 dance promoter |
| Naturalisation | 1897 (with father) |
| Residence after the war | Perth |
| Died | 2.08.1964, Perth |
Service #1
| Enlisted | 11.06.1915 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill |
| Unit | Depot |
| Rank | Private |
| Discharged | 1915 |
Service #2
| Service number | 2571A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 7.12.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Heliopolis, Egypt |
| Unit | 4th DAC |
| Rank | gunner |
| Place | Egypt, 1916 |
| Casualties | Injury |
| Final fate | RTA 23.06.1916 |
| Discharged | 20.10.1916 |
Materials
Digitised father's naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Application to enlist in the AIF (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Personal case file 1 2 3 4 5 (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Fire in Humffray Street. - Ballarat Star, 20 December 1894, p. 2.
Mr. Dvoretsky's farm. - Western Mail, Perth, 3 March 1921, p. 7.
Relics of war and a deserted wife. - Truth, Perth, 24 January 1925, p. 8.
Publications
Stockdale, Jacqueline Mary. Empty spaces and smiling faces: the New Settlers' League and Australian immigration. PhD thesis, James Cook University, 2016, p. 170.