Russian AnzacsCharles Fest
| Alias | Charles George Fest; George Solomon |
|---|---|
| Born | 17.02.1891 |
| Place | Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | Fred Fest |
| Mother | Ida |
| Family | Wife Mary Emmeline Fest (nee Phillipson), married 8.01.1916, Queensland, 4 children |
| Arrived at Australia |
on March 1909 or 1910 per Lord Curzon disembarked at Port Pirie (deserted) |
| Residence before enlistment | Mount Morgan, Ipswich, Qld |
| Occupation | 1915 miner, 1917 employed by Harbour and Marine dept.; 1941 employed as 2nd mate and diver on the dredge 'Platypus 2' |
| Naturalisation | Served as naturalised British subject |
| Residence after the war | Brisbane; 1941 lives on a house boat 'Ocean Spray' on the Hamilton Reach of the Brisbane River |
| Died | 1961, Qld |
Service #1 – Depot
| Service number | 6256 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 10.12.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Chermside, Qld |
| Rank | Private |
| Final fate | Deserted 7.09.1916 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA) (Charles Fest)
Alien registration (NAA) (George Fest, alias Solomon
Digitised alien registration (NAA) (George Solomon [aka Fest])
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Failed to register as alien. - The Telegraph, Brisbane, 4 October 1941, p. 11.
'Floating homes' now solving house problems. - Sunday Mail, Brisbane, 2 March 1947, p. 5.
Gallery
Charles Fest
Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 8 April 1916, p. 25
Charles George Fest, 1941
(NAA: BP25/1, SOLOMON [FEST] G FINNISH)