John Serow

Russian spelling Иван Михайлович Серов
Born 11.09.1873
Place St Petersburg, Russia
Ethnic origin Russian
Religion Church of England
Father Michael Serow
Mother Barbara Ellison
Family

wife Johannah Friederika Serow (nee Kahler), married 1908, Brisbane. Children Dorothea Barbara (1910-1988); Charles Henry John (1911-1967); Ruby (1917-1990); Gordon Randall Kahler (1921-2005)./*

Residence before arrival at Australia London, seafaring
Arrived at Australia from London
on 31.10.1904
per Hawkes Bay
disembarked at Sydney
Residence before enlistment Brisbane
Occupation 1891 fireman, 1917 engineer
Naturalisation 1904 UK
Residence after the war Brisbane
Died 13.12.1928 Brisbane

Service #1

Service number 2192
Enlisted 8.02.1917
Place of enlistment Brisbane
Unit 3rd Squadron AFC
Rank 2 A/M
Place Western Front 1918
Final fate RTA 6.05.1919
Discharged 13.07.1919

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

Newspaper articles

Claim for compensation. - Telegraph, Brisbane, 7 September 1929, p. 4.

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