Russian AnzacsAlexander Popow
| Alias | In the USA changed his name to Peter Popow Alexander |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Александр Александрович Попов |
| Born | 21.11.1886 |
| Place | Glukhov, Chernigov, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Aleksandr Nikolaevich Popov (1837-1910) |
| Mother | Maria Vladimirovna Popova (nee Poltoratski, in the first marriage Kalinina) (1862-1918) |
| Family | Wife Eleanor Peirson (nee Ritchie), married 1922; son Paul (1924-1981) & daughter Lois |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Received Degree of Electrical Engineering at the University of Liege (Belgium), served for 2 years for the Russian Government |
| Arrived at Australia |
from New Zealand on 01.1914 |
| Residence before enlistment | Melbourne |
| Occupation | Electrical engineer, worked in electrometallurgy research in the USA |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | 1916 London. 29.06.1919 arrived from Liverpool to New York per 'Orduna'; last residence Blagoveshchensk, East Siberia. Settled in Boston, USA. 1933 Thesis (Sc. D.) "The preparation of pure chromium". |
| Died | 24.01.1962 Beverly, Mass, USA |
Service #1
| Service number | 833, 379 |
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| Enlisted | 16.01.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
| Unit | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916 |
| Casualties | WIA 1915, 1916 |
| Discharged | 4.06.1917 in London, MU |
Materials
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
It was a grim return to the Somme [1916]: under the autumn rains much of the battlefield turned into a bog; the trenches filled with water. Among the many casualties here was Alexander Popow, a Russian general's son, who had studied electrical engineering at the University of Liège, Belgium. Popow survived multiple shell-wounds, only to develop gas gangrene, and spent nearly six months in English hospitals, undergoing three operations, which left him with 63 scars on his left leg alone.
Gallery
Alexander Popow
(Courtesy of David Alexander)