Russian AnzacsMoss Milcag Mamsuroff
| Alias | Moss Malsag Mamsuroff (signature on enlistment application); Moses Milcag Mansuroff (consul); Michael or Malsag Mamsuroff (mother's letter) |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Мальсаг Мамсуров |
| Born | 1884 |
| Place | Gizel, Vladikavkaz, Ossetia, the Caucasus |
| Ethnic origin | Ossetian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Gado Karievich Mamsuroff* |
| Mother | Tuti; sister-in-law Zalika Godsaewna Mamsuroff* |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | In 1905 left Russia to work abroad |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Pirie, SA |
| Occupation | Labourer at Port Pirie Smelters |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
Service #1
| Service number | 4821 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 16.10.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide |
| Unit | 10th Battalion, 50th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Final fate | KIA 25.04.1918 |
| Memorial | 26 Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Army pay file (NAA)
Roll of Honour (AWM)
* Information checked against 'Vladikavkaz family lists, 1886' (Ossetian Archives), kindly provided by Marina Plieva
Publications
Елена Говор, Осетинские анзаки. - Северная Осетия, 14 сентября 2007.
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Russians at court. Interpreters wanted. - Areas' Express, Booyoolee, SA, 13 November 1914, p. 1.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
[...] in April [1916] the Mongolia brought ten Russians from South Australia, among them five Ossetians from the Port Pirie smelters who had joined up together in October 1915 -- Soltanoff, Gasieff, Mamsuroff, Dezantoff, and Tolparoff.
[...] Three of the remaining Ossetians from Port Pirie who enlisted together were among the casualties [at Villers-Bretonneux]: Moss Malsag Mamsuroff was killed, Alexei Tolparoff was taken prisoner, and Bekza Boris Dezantoff was wounded.
Gallery
Moss Mamsuroff
Service records (NAA)
Moss Mamsuroff's monument to his brother Aleck Mamsuroff in Port Pirie.
AWM memorial panel 151