Joseph Skovronski
Russian spelling
Иосиф Скавронский
Polish spelling Jozef Skowronski
Born 19.03.1879
Place Warsaw, Poland
Ethnic origin Polish
Religion Roman Catholic
Father Antoni Skowronski
Mother Marya Skowronski (née Biskupska)
Family
Brother Stanley Skowronski; Wife Frances Isabel Skovronski (nee Toakley)
Residence before arrival at Australia Left Poland ca 1897, worked in Russia & Japan
Arrived at Australia
from Poland via Vladivostok & Japan
on 3.02.1912
per Kumano Maru
disembarked at Brisbane
Residence before enlistment Brisbane, Sydney
Occupation 1917 signwriter, 1920 painter & decorator
Service service number 18981
enlisted 10.04.1917
POE Sydney
unit 1st Field Company Engineers
rank Sapper
place Western Front, 1918-1919
final fate RTA 2.08.1919
discharged 23.10.1919
Naturalisation 1920
Residence after the war Sydney, Mortdale
Died 24.09.1952, Mortdale, NSW
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Joseph Skovronski was reluctant to send his certificate to the authorities for perusal (in connection with his application for naturalisation), arguing that 'being a foreigner and wearing my returned soldier's badge I might at any time be called upon to produce my certificate to the Military Authorities, to prove identity'.