Phillipp Gorbach
Alias | Gorbeck; Gorbatch |
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Russian spelling | Филипп Горбач |
Born | 23.12.1886 |
Place | Odessa, Ukraine |
Ethnic origin | Ukrainian |
Religion | Church of England |
Family | Wife Stella |
Residence before arrival at Australia | Seafaring since his youth |
Arrived at Australia |
on 28.11.1914 |
Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
Occupation | Sailor |
Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject; 1917 applied for naturalisation in the USA |
Residence after the war | 1918 San Francisco, USA, 1930 New York |
Service #1
Service number | 1759 |
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Enlisted | 28.01.1915 |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, NSW |
Unit | 4th Battalion |
Rank | Private |
Place | Egypt |
Final fate | RTA 14.10.1915 |
Discharged | ca 15.03.1916 |
Materials
Blog article
Newspaper articles
At Victoria Barracks. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 1916, p. 5.
Breaking camp. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 April 1916, p. 9.
Gallery

Phillip Gorbatch
(Application for seaman's protection certificate, USA, 1917)