Nicholas Gulevich

Russian spelling Николай Гулевич
Born 1.12.1886
Place Odessa, Ukraine
Ethnic origin Russian / Polish
Religion Roman Catholic & Greek Catholic
Arrived at Australia from Russia
on 1.05.1910
per Yawata Maru
disembarked at Brisbane
Residence before enlistment Brisbane, Cairns and district, Figtree Creek near Cairns
Occupation 1910 fitter; 1914 sugarcane farmer, 1915 fitter, surveyor; 1925 overseer, 1937 labourer
Naturalisation 1914
Residence after the war 1920 Brisbane, 1924, 1937 Ayr, Qld
Died 18.01.1944, Qld

Service #1

Service number 1994
Enlisted 6.02.1915
Place of enlistment Cairns, Qld
Unit 25th Battalion, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 4th DAC, 4th Division Signals Company
Rank EDP/Corporal, Gunner, EDP Sergeant, A/Bombardier, Bombardier, 2/Corporal
Place Western Front, 1917-1918
Final fate RTA 6.11.1918
Discharged 27.02.1919

Materials

Digitised naturalisation (NAA)

Digitised service records (NAA)

Digitised Embarkation roll entry 1 (in fact did not embark on this ship) 2 (AWM)

Group portrait of the 8th Medium Trench Mortar Battery. E01974 (AWM)

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Newspaper articles

Personal notes. - Telegraph, Brisbane, 6 July 1918, p. 7.

Johnston shire. ... Overseer complemented. - The Northern Herald, Cairns, 8 March 1922, p. 10.

Mr. Nicholas Gulevich. - The Northern Miner, Charters Towers, 16 May 1925, p. 2.

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

But suspicions often had tragic outcomes. Nicholas Gulevich, an educated man and a good gunner, was invalided back to Australia in 1918 after suddenly developing traumatic neurasthenia. His medical history has only a brief reference to its possible causes, stating that he was 'well ... until April 1918 -- mistaken for spy -- very nervy'.

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