Russian AnzacsKaz-Bulat Gusaloff
| Alias | Served as Kaenolatr Gusloff; Kaspolet Gusaloff |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Касбулат (Каспулат) Гусалов |
| Born | 1879 |
| Place | Zelgi, Ossetia, the Caucasus |
| Ethnic origin | Ossetian |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (?) |
| Father | Temirsultan Chermenovich Gusalov* |
| Mother | Elizabeth Gussloff [Gusalov] |
| Family | Widower, wife Kocher Gusloff, died 1911 |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Fought in Russo-Japanese war |
| Arrived at Australia |
from unknown, travelled aboard 'Kumano Maru' from Sydney on 23.01.1914 per Kumano Maru disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Cloncurry, Selwyn, Qld |
| Occupation | Miner |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
Service #1 – Depot
| Service number | 3646/03646 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 9.03.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Charters Towers, Qld |
| Rank | Private |
| Discharged | 2.06.1916 MU |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
* Information from 'Vladikavkaz family lists, 1886' (Ossetian Archives), kindly provided by Marina Plieva
Blog article
Publications
Елена Говор, Осетинские анзаки. - Северная Осетия, 14 сентября 2007.
Newspaper articles
Eye for an eye. Rule in Russia. - Daily Standard, Brisbane, 22 July 1915, p. 6.
Northern Supreme court. - Townsville Daily Bulletin, 12 August 1915, p. 7.
Volunteers. - Evening Telegraph, Charters Towers, 10 March 1916, p. 2.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Lithuanian or Ossetian names underwent particularly strange permutations. Kaz-Bulat Gusaloff from the Caucasus was enlisted as Kaenolatr (later 'corrected' to Kaspolet) Gusloff; it is only from a note in Russian attached to his will that it is possible to work out what his real name was.
Gallery
Kaz-Bulat Gusalov
Courtesy of Osiph Rinkevich's family