Russian AnzacsFedor Michael Oossoff
| Alias | Fred Oosseff; Fedor Mitchell Oosseff |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Федор Михайлович Усов |
| Born | 6.01.1888 |
| Place | Sheremetevo (Svirino), Syzran, Simbirsk (Ulianovsk), Russia |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (?) |
| Father | Michael Oosseff |
| Family | Wife Marion (Mary) Oossoff (née Knight), married in London 1918 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from India on 14.04.1911 per Paroo disembarked at Fremantle, WA |
| Residence before enlistment | Perth, Melbourne |
| Occupation | 1916 bricklayer; 1919 carter, 1924 storeman, 1936 labourer |
| Naturalisation | 1937 |
| Residence after the war | Melbourne |
| Died | 12.09.1942, Melbourne |
Service #1
| Service number | 25831 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 17.01.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
| Unit | 14th FAB, 57th Battalion, 10th MG Company, 3rd MG Battalion |
| Rank | Driver |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1918 |
| Final fate | RTA 25.02.1919 |
| Discharged | 22.05.1919 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Oosseff)
Digitised service records (NAA) (Oossoff)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Investigation Branch file (NAA) (Oosseff)
Personal case file (WWI) 1 2 (NAA) (Oosseff)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Russian escapees. - Northern Times, Carnarvon, 15 April 1911, p. 3.
"Not in Russia now". An unregistered revolver. - The Age, Melbourne, 23 May 1924, p. 10.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Among the wounded here [Somme advance, August 1918] was Fedor Oossoff, originally from a village on the Volga River and a bricklayer in civilian life but here a driver in a machine-gun battalion. Although with severe wounds to his head, chest, an arm and both legs, he was one of the few 'lucky ones' who ended up being evacuated to London, where his newly wed wife was.