Andrew Snegovoy

Russian spelling Андрей Никифорович Снеговой
Born 26.10.1881
Place Odessa, Ukraine
Ethnic origin Russian
Religion Church of England
Father Nikifor Snegovoy
Mother Olga Snegovoy
Contacts

Andrew Snegovoy, Victor Schepenski, Sigismund Vitold Romashkevich and Michael Rowinski (Ravensby) arrived at Australia together
Arrived at Australia from Harbin
on 3.04.1910
per Kumano Maru
disembarked at Brisbane
Residence before enlistment Queensland
Occupation 1916 motor driver; 1925 labourer
Naturalisation 1926
Residence after the war Brisbane, 1924-1925 Harbin, 1925 Newcastle, NSW, 1928 arrived from Japan to Sydney, 1930 Newcastle

Service #1

Service number 2241
Enlisted 9.03.1916
Place of enlistment Brisbane
Unit 49th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Western Front, 1916-1918
Casualties WIA 1917, 1918
Final fate RTA 12.1919
Discharged 11.10.1919 in London

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

The October 1917 revolution and, especially, Russia's withdrawal from the war only increased the determination of some Russians to obtain their discharge, although it manifested itself in different ways: Permakoff's open protest was the most bizarre; several others simply refused to go to the front. [...] Another [...] case was that of Andrew Snegovoy from Odessa (49th Battalion), who enlisted as a motor-driver, had also been wounded twice and had returned to the trenches again; he left his battalion on 12 September 1918, was accused of desertion and sentenced to five years' penal servitude, too. Like the others, prior to deserting he had made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a discharge, arguing that his family in Russia needed his help.

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Andrew Snegovoy
Queenslander Pictorial, supplement to The Queenslander, 22 July 1916, p. 24

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