Russian AnzacsCharles Herbert Haroldson
| Alias | Haroldsen (naturalisation) |
|---|---|
| Born | 2.01.1872 |
| Place | Lunholmen, Gothenburg, Sweden (naturalisation); Moscow (service records) |
| Ethnic origin | Swedish |
| Father | Charles Haroldsen |
| Mother | Christina |
| Family | Wife Eva Marion Griffith, married 1897, NSW, by 1914 widower; son Charles Herbert Haroldson (1899-1957), served 1st AIF; daughters Jessie, b. 1897, Eva b. 1904, Marie Emma b. 1905 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Hamburg, Germany on 13.03.1892 per Howden disembarked at Port Adelaide, SA |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Adelaide, Gawler, Melrose, Port Augusta, SA; Sydney |
| Occupation | seaman AB, 1930 ship's rigger |
| Naturalisation | 1908 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 1227 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 15.09.1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Unit | 7th Company ASC |
| Rank | Driver and batman |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916 |
| Casualties | WIA, 1915 |
| Final fate | RTA 23.05.1917 |
| Discharged | 8.09.1917 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Haroldsen)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Tree on Ancestry.com
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Some claimed on one occasion to be Russian-born but another time said they were born elsewhere. Charles Herbert Haroldson, who arrived in Australia as a 20-year-old seaman in 1892, was apparently Swedish if you believe his naturalisation papers. However, when enlisting in the AIF in 1914, by then a widower with four children, Haroldson gave his birthplace as Moscow.