Russian AnzacsNicholas Rodionoff
| Russian spelling | Николай Федорович Родионов |
|---|---|
| Born | 28.03.1884 |
| Place | Tomsk, Siberia or Perm, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Theodor Rodionoff |
| Family | Wife N. Rodionoff, Tomsk, Siberia |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Japan on 15.10.1912 per Empire disembarked at Melbourne |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Pirie, SA |
| Occupation | 1916 carpenter, 1920 wheeler, 1921, 1926 miner, 1939 coal miner |
| Naturalisation | 1926 |
| Residence after the war | 1920 Branxton, 1921, 1926 Kurri Kurri, 1934 Dutchess Beach, NSW |
| Died | 20.09.1948 at Nelson's Bay, NSW |
Service #1
| Service number | 5824 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 20.06.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Newcastle, NSW |
| Unit | 3rd Tunnelling Company |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Place | Western Front, 1917-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1918 |
| Final fate | RTA 7.07.1919 |
| Discharged | 13.10.1919 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation 1 (Rodinoff - in error) 2 (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry 1 2 (AWM)
Court martial file (NAA)
Personal case file (NAA)
Investigation Branch file (NAA)
WWI alien registration (NAA)
WWII alien registration (NAA)
Blogs
1921, Nicholas Rodionoff and William Frederick Holl, at Unfit for Publication
Newspaper articles
Quarter sessions. Serious charges. - Maitland Daily Mercury, Tuesday 8 November 1921, p. 4.
Russian's day out. - Newcastle Sun, 2 March 1922, p. 4.
Man found dead in hut. - Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate, 25 September 1948, p. 2.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Further indications of military command's approach towards the Russians may be found in courts-martial proceedings. Many disciplinary cases, such as 'using insubordinate language' (and army life made it easy for Russians to pick up that kind of 'language' quickly), made no reference to their Russian origin at all and the trials were unbiased. [...] Nicholas Rodionoff, a former carpenter from Perm, while drunk wounded another soldier and called him a 'British Bastard' when this soldier, 'skylarking' with a friend, bumped against him. At the trial no reference was made to Rodionoff's origin and his commanding officer gave him a good character.