Russian AnzacsAbraham Levene
| Alias | Abraham Dave Levene; served as David Conroy |
|---|---|
| Born | 1892 |
| Place | Russia (information from parents); Glasgow, Scotland (enlistment) |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Father | Samuel Levene |
| Mother | Janey Levene |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Studied at Queen's Walk School, Nottingham |
| Arrived at Australia |
on about 1910 |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | Bush worker and general labourer |
| Naturalisation | Enlisted as natural born British subject |
Service #1
| Service number | 708 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 27.08.1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Kensington, NSW |
| Unit | 4th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915 |
| Casualties | WIA 1915 |
| Final fate | KIA 23.07.1915 |
| Cemetery | 31 Shrapnel Valley Cemetery Anzac, Gallipoli |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised wounded and missing file (AWM)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (David Conroy)
Roll of Honour (AWM)
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
The very first contingent [...] -- this First Fleet of the new Australian nationhood -- left Australian waters in early November 1914 with at least 12 Russians: the Finns Baer and Hiltunen, the ethnic Russians Arn, Kamishansky, Sast and Sindeeff, the Polish-born Markowicz and Watson, the Jews Zander and Levene, and the Russian-born Englishmen Ball and Dyson.
[...] tragic was the fate of Abraham Levene, the young Jewish man from Russia who had grown up in England: wounded soon after the landing [at Gallipoli], he recovered and rejoined his unit only to be killed a few weeks later.
Gallery
Abraham Levene
Australian Jewry book of honour, Perth 1923
Abraham Levene Grave
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery
AWM memorial panel 41