Russian AnzacsNicolas Rehrick
| Alias | Nikolai; Rehric |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Николай Георгиевич Рерих (Рерик) |
| Born | 13.09.1889 |
| Place | Libava (Liepaja), Latvia |
| Ethnic origin | Latvian |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | George Rehrick |
| Mother | Julia Petters |
| Family | Wife Linda Olive Hardy, married 1929, Vic. |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Lived in England and America for several years |
| Arrived at Australia |
from New York (as sailor) on 15.05.1912 per Forsdale disembarked at Geelong, Vic |
| Residence before enlistment | Melbourne, Tasmania, Melbourne |
| Occupation | 1916 seaman, 1931 iron worker, 1936 labourer, 1953 rigger |
| Naturalisation | 1924 |
| Residence after the war | 1923 Melbourne, 1927 Yarraville, 1931 Huon, Yackandandah, 1932 Yarraville, Vic. |
| Died | 20.08.1953, Parkville, Vic. |
Service #1
| Service number | 3689 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 5.05.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne |
| Unit | 29th Battalion, 5th Div HQs (Intelligence Police), 58th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1917, 1918 |
| Final fate | RTA 17.03.1919 |
| Discharged | 7.06.1919 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Alien registration (NAA) (Rehric)
Personal case file 1 2 (NAA)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Song of a syren. - Record, Emerald Hill, Vic., 4 June 1921, p. 4.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Two former seamen, Nicholas Kotzebue and Nicolas Rehrick, both from the Baltic region, served on the Western Front with the Intelligence Police [...]. Rehrick, characterised by an Australian police inspector as 'an alert, intelligent man, of High School education in Latvia', joined the Intelligence Police after studying at the 5th Division Intelligence school in July 1917. He successfully served in the Intelligence Police until he was severely wounded for the second time, in May 1918.