Russian AnzacsZacharias Pieven
| Alias | Zacharias Emilianovich; Peven, Piven |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Захар Емельянович Певень |
| Born | 18.09.1882 |
| Place | Saltykova Devitsa, Chernigov, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Ukrainian |
| Father | Emelian Filippovich Pieven |
| Mother | Christinia Smiayn (Smiagar) |
| Family | Wife Klavdia (nee Kroliski?) (1891-1914), married 1909 in Harbin; daughter Ida b. 1911, son Harold (Harold Piven-Large) b. 1913; 1916 Zacharias married Josephine Enzenross in Sydney |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | In 1896-1903 he was employed as an apprentice fitter in shipbuilding yards in Odessa; in 1908-1909 worked as a fitter in mechanical workshops in Sormovo, Nizhni Novgorod; 1909-1911 Harbin Railway Workshps. |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Japan on 11.02.1911 per Nikko Maru disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Dalby, Maryborough, Qld; Sydney, Wellington, NSW |
| Occupation | Engine fitter, 1917 worked at the Railway workshop |
| Naturalisation | Applied 1915 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 1917 Sydney |
Service #1 – Depot
| Enlisted | 28.11.1916 |
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| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Rank | Private |
| Discharged | Ca 28.11.1916 MU |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Zacharias E. Pieven)
Monthly returns of enlisted Russians (NAA)
Digitised application to enlist in the AIF (NAA) (Lacharias E. Pieven)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Foreigners in court. - Wellington Times, NSW, 23 September 1915, p. 6.
Germans and civil law. - Register, Adelaide, 25 September 1915, p. 10.