Russian AnzacsThomas Habaeff
| Alias | Tembolat Habaeff (shipping records) |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Тембулат Дударкоевич Хабаев |
| Born | 1891 |
| Place | Khumalag, Ossetia, the Caucasus |
| Ethnic origin | Ossetian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Demetre Habaeff |
| Mother | Gege Habaeff |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Port Arthur, China (Russian administration) on 28.05.1913 per Eastern disembarked at Melbourne |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Pirie, Broken Hill, Newcastle, Brisbane |
| Occupation | Labourer, 1930 cane cutter |
| Naturalisation | 1922 |
| Residence after the war | Rockhampton, 1919 Winton, Innisfail, Townsville, Mourilyan, 1920 Innisfail, 1921 Townsville, Mourilyan, 1930 Tully, Qld. Returned to Russia in the 1930s; lived in Beslan in Ossetia, arrested by NKVD 25.02.1938. Died while under investigation. |
| Died | 1939, Beslan, Ossetia |
Service #1
| Service number | 85 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 1.04.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Qld |
| Unit | 26th Battalion, 7th LTM Battery, 2nd Div. LTM Battery |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Casualties | WIA 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 27.08.1917 |
| Discharged | 27.11.1917 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Alien registration (NAA)
Applications for admission relatives and friends 1 2 3 (NAA)
Publications
Елена Говор, Осетинские анзаки. - Северная Осетия, 14 сентября 2007.
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Thomas Habaeff, an Ossetian who fought through Gallipoli and the Western Front until severely wounded at Bullecourt, worked as a labourer and cane-cutter from 1918 to 1921, meandering up and down central and north Queensland -- Rockhampton, Aramac, Winton, Townsville, Cairns, Townsville, Halifax, Townsville, Innisfail, Townsville, Mourilyan. He later returned to Russia [...]
Gallery
Thomas Habaeff
Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 15 May 1915, p. 26