Russian AnzacsEmil Everd Hofdahl
| Alias | Emil Evered Hofdohl (alien registration) |
|---|---|
| Born | 5.06.1889 |
| Place | Tammerfors (Tampere) or Helsingfors (Helsinki), Finland |
| Ethnic origin | Finnish |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Mother | Wihelmina Hofdahl |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | 6 years of experience on the sea |
| Arrived at Australia |
on 7.10.1916 per Cumberland disembarked at deserted the ship |
| Residence before enlistment | Melbourne |
| Occupation | Engineer & fitter |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
Service #1 – Depot
| Enlisted | 18.08.1917 |
|---|---|
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
| Unit | Australian General Hospital |
| Rank | Orderly |
| Discharged | 04.1918 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Application to enlist in the AIF (NAA)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
International conflict. - Advertiser, Footscray, 18 August 1917, p. 3.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
In April 1918 staff at the Australian General Hospital in Melbourne became suspicious of Emil Hofdahl, a Finnish seaman and engineer who was serving as a hospital orderly there: 'The impression there is that he is a German ... When Petrograd fell he expressed himself as being glad' -- even though he had a Swedish surname and spoke no German, that was enough to discharge him.