Stephen Loosgie
Stephen Loosgie
Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 12 June 1915, p. 25
Alias Lutstschik, Looschik, Loosgic
Russian spelling
Степан Зиновьевич Лущик
Born 9.03.1886
Place Voloskovtsy, Chernigov, Ukraine
Ethnic origin Ukrainian
Religion Russian Orthodox
Father Zinovy Lushchik
Arrived at Australia
from Russia
on 2.01.1914
per Kumano Maru
disembarked at Brisbane
Residence before enlistment Many Peaks, Dayboro, Brisbane
Occupation 1914 railway labourer, 1915, 1926 labourer
Service service number 109
enlisted 20.02.1915
POE Cairns
unit 26th Battalion
rank Private
place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916-1918
casualties WIA 1917 (twice), 1918
final fate RTA 20.10.1918
discharged 31.03.1919
Naturalisation 1926
Residence after the war Brisbane, 1924 left for Russia, visited Harbin, returned to Australia; 1954 War Veterans Home, Caboolture, Qld
Died 30.08.1963, Brisbane
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Loosgic)
109 Pte LOOSGIC - Application to Russian Army not approved (AWM)
Digitised court martial records (NAA)
Repatriation Medical case file (NAA)
Blog article
Newspaper Articles
A man named "Ginger". - Daily Standard, Brisbane, 15 April 1919, p. 5.
District court. - The Brisbane Courier, 14 May 1919, p. 9.