Russian AnzacsJacob Serennikoff
| Alias | Elias Jacob Serebrennikoff |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Яков Иосифович Серебренников |
| Born | 28.05.1878 |
| Place | Mikhailovka, Melitopol, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish / Russian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Father | Joseph or Jacob Serebrennikoff |
| Mother | Marie Guroff |
| Family | Wife Alice Maud Serebrennikoff (née Swanson), married 1917 |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Served in the Dragoons Squadron, Russian Army, for 5 years; was engaged in suppressing the Boxer Uprising in 1900 and fought in the Russo-Japanese war |
| Arrived at Australia |
on 1915 |
| Residence before enlistment | Mordialloc, Vic. |
| Occupation | Botanist, 1915 clerk; after discharge: clerk at the Russian consulate, 1916 military attaché at the Russian Consulate |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Melbourne; 1919 Tower Plenty; 1924 Lower Templestowe, Vic., Elcho Island; 1927 Beaumaris, Vic. |
| Died | 19.06.1927, Dandenong, Victoria |
Service #1
| Service number | 1673 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 22.03.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | at troop ship 'Runic', Colombo |
| Unit | 6th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915 |
| Casualties | WIA 1915 |
| Final fate | RTA 29.07.1915 |
| Discharged | 22.03.16 MU |
Materials
Alien registration (NAA) (Serebremnikoff)
Wife's naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Investigation Branch file (NAA)
Mrs Alice Maud Serebrennikoff (NAA)
B Heselev requests permission for Dr L Serebrenikoff and wife (Russians) to come to Australia (NAA)
Publications
Елена Говор, Мелитополь - Австралия: дорога через века. - Мелитопольские ведомости, 2011, № 44, с. 18, 2012, № 27, с. 18
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Concerning people. - The Register, Adelaide, 7 April 1916, p. 4
Southern Slavs. Visit of Russian military attache. - Kalgoorlie Miner, 13 April 1916, p. 4
Slavs and miners. - The Daily News, Perth, 15 April 1916, p. 5
Dairying at Templestowe. - The Australasian, Melbourne, 8 July 1922, pp. 5, 7
The Boucault Bay Trading Co. - Northern Standard, Darwin, 12 August 1924, p. 2
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
On 8 May the 6th Battalion took part in the charge at Krithia, on the toe of the peninsula. The botanist Jakob Serennikoff and the seaman Arvid Berkis, who had just arrived with the 3rd reinforcements, were wounded in this attack. Serennikoff was evacuated to Australia. [...]
