Russian AnzacsAugusta Emelia Enberg
| Born | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Place | Lovisa, Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Mother | Emelia Enberg |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Trained in the Surgical Hospital in Helsingfors, Finland |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Antwerp on 3.05.1913 per Zieten disembarked at Sydney |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | Nurse |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Sydney, 1924 left for Finland |
Service #1
| Enlisted | 4.07.1916 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Unit | 14 Australian General Hospital |
| Rank | Nurse |
| Place | Egypt 1916-1917, England, 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 25.08.1917 |
| Discharged | 10.11.1917 (as being of enemy nationality) |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Staff Nurse Enberg (AWM)
Digitised alien registration (NAA) (Enberg, Agusta Emilia)
Blog articles
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
One of those who came under suspicion was Augusta Enberg, a professional nurse from Finland, who was 42 years old and living with her sister in Sydney when she enlisted in the AIF -- the only female Russian subject to do so. She made two trips as a nurse on troop-ships to the war-theatre -- to Egypt in December 1916 - February 1917 and to Britain in May-October 1917. She returned to Australia on the Benalla with, among others, several Russians under her care, including two who were severely wounded: a Finnish former seaman, Anton Anderson, and Thomas Platonoff, the Russian farmer's son from Cordalba, Queensland. When Augusta Enberg arrived back in Australia, her appointment was terminated on suspicion that she was an enemy national.