Russian AnzacsJohn Elfimoff
| Russian spelling | Иван Григорьевич Елфимов |
|---|---|
| Born | 15.10.1875 |
| Place | Novotroitskoe, Buguruslan, Samara, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Grigory Elfimoff |
| Family | Wife Domna Elfimoff (nee Egonin), son Pavel b. 1910, daughter Olga b. 1914, son Peter b. 1915 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Moji, Japan on 20.06.1913 per Nikko Maru disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Mount Morgan, Qld |
| Occupation | Labourer, miner |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | 1918 Selwyn, 1919 Cairns, Tarzali, Gordonvale, Townsville, Mount Mulligan, 1921, Cairns, Innisfail, Gordonvale, Sydney, Newcastle |
Service #1 – Depot
| Enlisted | 17.02.1916 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton |
| Rank | Private |
| Discharged | 24.02.1916 MU |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised alien registration (NAA)
Digitised certificate of discharge and Russian passport (NAA)
Family tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Central district volunteers. - The Capricornian, Rockhampton, 26 February 1916, p. 5.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
There were [...] men with ethnic Russian families who joined up [...]. There were also the occasional family tragedies, like John Elfimoff's. He was a miner from Mount Morgan and had three children; his wife eloped with another Russian, which probably pushed John, who was already over 40 years old, into enlisting.