Russian AnzacsFrederick Reinhold Reimann
| Born | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Place | Pärnu, Estonia |
| Ethnic origin | Estonian |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | Matthew Reiman |
| Mother | Eliza (Hessa) Reimann |
| Family | Wife Ella Reiman, daughter Hilda, b. ca 1926 |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Served for 4 months in the Russian Navy; was shipwrecked in the barque 'Berthalline' ca 1911 at Red Sea |
| Arrived at Australia |
on ca 1913 per Natal disembarked at Port Adelaide |
| Residence before enlistment | Adelaide |
| Occupation | 1916 labourer, 1927 jeweller; 1930 Merchant Navy |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Norwood, SA |
| Died | 24.04.1943, ss 'Kowarra' (Australian Merchant Navy) near Fraser Island |
Service #1
| Service number | 4501 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 6.01.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide |
| Unit | 27th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 10.01.1918 |
| Discharged | 19.03.1918 disciplinary reasons, not eligible for awards |
Service #2 – WWII Merchant Navy
| Enlisted | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Final fate | KIA 24.04.1943 |
Materials
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
South Australian Red Cross Information Bureau file
Army payfile (NAA)
Sydney War Memorial to Missing (NAA)
Application for admission relatives (NAA) (Reimann Fredrick Reynolds)
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
[...] the former seaman Frederick Reinhold Reimann suffered all his life as a result of his dishonourable discharge. He had been several months in France when he got ill and was transferred to London. There, he was allocated to work at Bullford Venereal Disease Hospital. Reimann, 'being a clean living soldier', applied for a transfer from this hospital -- even back to the front -- with no result. Four times he took 'absence without leave' from the hospital; then, as he tells it, 'one day I was told to get ready to come back to Australia as an undesirable' and he was discharged for disciplinary reasons. In 1933 he appealed to the military authorities: 'As I have been victimised for over 15 years ... I am asking you to give me a fair trial before any military court ... where I am sure [I] can hope for a rightful discharge'. They refused to reconsider his case.
