Gregory Kunin
Russian spelling | Григорий Кунин (Кункин) |
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Born | 1894 |
Place | Volozhin, Belarus |
Ethnic origin | Jewish |
Religion | Jewish |
Mother | Basia Kunkin |
Contacts | Friend of Ben Goffin |
Arrived at Australia |
from London, England on 19.04.1914 per Port Macquarie disembarked at Melbourne |
Residence before enlistment | Melbourne |
Occupation | Carpenter, joiner, seaman |
Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
Service #1
Service number | 5043 |
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Enlisted | 23.02.1916 |
Place of enlistment | Carlton, Victoria |
Unit | 22nd Battalion |
Rank | Private |
Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
Final fate | KIA 18.09.1917 |
Cemetery | 112 Hooge Crater Cemetery Zillebeke, Belgium |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Digitised Red Cross wounded and missing file (AWM)
Roll of Honour (AWM)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Victorian news. - Hebrew Standard of Australasia, Sydney, 7 July 1916, p. 11.
Publications
Елена Говор, Белорусские Анзаки. - Białoruskie Zeszyty Historyczne, 2013, no. 40, c. 53-108.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Gregory Kunin, a Byelorussian who enlisted as a carpenter and seaman, was on outpost duty in a pill-box at Westhoek Ridge. He and nine other men were killed on the eve of the advance when 'An H.E. shell exploded on top of the pill box', according to his comrades: '... we dug out three bodies, those of Kunin, Cox and L/Cpl Northcote and the unrecognisable remains of the others, the men having been blown to pieces'. They were buried together with a cross over their grave, even though Kunin was a Jew. Ben Goffin, another Russian Jewish serviceman, enlisted and served with Kunin, of whom he wrote: 'He was a little dark fellow, full set, black curly hair. He was a great friend of mine.'