Russian AnzacsJoseph Rudovsky
| Alias | Mikulicic (original name); naturalised as Mikulicic known as Rodd |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Иосиф Рудовский |
| Born | 19.03.1894 or 1895 |
| Place | Odessa, Ukraine or Susek, Yugoslavia |
| Ethnic origin | Croat / Russian |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Father | Frank Mikulicic or Rabich |
| Mother | Mary or Frances Rudovsky |
| Family | Wife Neredah Victoria Withers, married 1925, died 1944; Gwendolin Hawkins, married 1945 |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Fiume, Croatia on 16.08.1912 per Atilla disembarked at Port Pirie, SA |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Pirie, Adelaide, Broken Hill, Newcastle, Sydney, Scarborough, Clifton, Sydney |
| Occupation | Mining engineering (?), 1915 barman; 1935 indent agent; 1937 consul for Yugoslavia in Sydney |
| Naturalisation | applied 1915, naturalised 1935 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 1980 Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 402 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 16.11.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Casula, NSW |
| Unit | 1st Tunnelling Company |
| Rank | Sapper |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1918 (gassed) |
| Final fate | RTA 2.03.1919 |
| Discharged | 12.06.1919 |
Materials
Digitised application for naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry 1 2 (AWM)
J. Mikulicic. Naturalization Certificate. (NAA)
Consuls in Australia. Yugoslavia. Honorary consul at Sydney. MIKULICIC - RODD (NAA)
Mikulicic - Rodd (previously known as Rudovsky), Joseph [WWI repatriation case file] [Box 35059] 1 2 3 4 5 (NAA)
Blog article
Reference books
Newspaper articles (selection)
New consul Mr. J.Mikulicic Rodd. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 March 1937, p. 18, portr.
Consul will resign. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 March 1941, p. 7, portr. p.8.
Yugoslavs in Australia. Consul not to resign. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March 1941, p. 14.
Yugoslavia finds its soul. - The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, 29 March 1941, p. 5.
Volunteers for Yugoslav Army. - Daily Telegraph and North Murchison and Pilbarra Gazette, 4 October 1941, p. 2.
Consul gives ex-envoy £500 damages. - The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 December 1946, p. 5.
Ex-Slav Consul on Cairns visit. - Townsville Daily Bulletin, 8 September 1948, p. 2.
From gold rush to labour ward. The Bosch boys know how to succeed. - The Canberra Times, 13 October 1985, p. 68, 69