Russian AnzacsGeorge Platonoff
| Russian spelling | Георгий Степанович Платонов |
|---|---|
| Born | 3.05.1897 |
| Place | Novoukrainka, Kherson, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Ukrainian/Russian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Stephan Platonoff |
| Mother | Tatiana Odarchinko |
| Contacts | Brother Thomas Stephen Platonoff |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Russia on 12.11.1911 per Kumano Maru disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Settled with parents and brother Thomas Stephen Platonoff at Booyal, Cordalba, worked on Cordalba-Dallarnil railway construction |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Naturalisation | Served as naturalised British subject |
| Residence after the war | 1919 Booyal, 1928 Apple Tree Creek, 1930 El Arish, 1940 Childers, 1943 Brisbane, 1949 Innisfail, Qld |
| Died | 23.08.1958 Brisbane |
Service #1
| Service number | 4754 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 15.11.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Brisbane |
| Unit | 25th Battalion, 9th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1919 |
| Casualties | WIA 1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 20.05.1919 |
| Discharged | 20.08.1919 |
Service #2 – WWII
| Service number | Q303726 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 22.07.1940 |
| Place of enlistment | Gaythorne, Qld |
| Unit | 1GB, 15 GB |
| Rank | L/C |
| Discharged | 16.05.1943 |
Materials
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
About 1912 some ethnic Russian families took up farming land in the sugar-cane area around Cordalba, Queensland. The heads of three of these families were friends and had previously served in the Russian army. Two of them subsequently enlisted in the AIF: 36-year-old Matfeus Oleinikoff (who had eight children), and 33-year-old Feodot Peachenoff (who had one daughter). The third one, Stephen Platonoff, was too old to fight but his two sons Thomas and George enlisted instead.