Russian AnzacsMesart Soltanoff
| Alias | Saltonoff, Soltonoff |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Мамсыр (Мисирби?) Сoлтанов |
| Born | 1890 |
| Place | Gizel, Vladikavkaz, Ossetia, the Caucasus |
| Ethnic origin | Ossetian |
| Religion | Russian Orthodox |
| Family | Wife Lizzie Soltanoff, in Russia |
| Residence before enlistment | Port Pirie, SA |
| Occupation | 1915 farmer, 1917 smelter |
| Naturalisation | Served as Russian subject |
| Residence after the war | Port Pirie, SA |
Service #1
| Service number | 4875 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 7.10.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide |
| Unit | 10th Battalion, 50th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916 |
| Casualties | WIA 1916 |
| Final fate | RTA 22.02.1917 |
| Discharged | 1.06.1917 MU |
Materials
Digitised service records(NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Soltonoff)
Army pay file (NAA)
Publications
Елена Говор, Осетинские анзаки. - Северная Осетия, 14 сентября 2007.
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
[...] in April [1916] the Mongolia brought ten Russians from South Australia, among them five Ossetians from the Port Pirie smelters who had joined up together in October 1915 -- Soltanoff, Gasieff, Mamsuroff, Dezantoff, and Tolparoff.
[...] Mesart Soltanoff, one of the Ossetian smelter-men from Port Pirie, was buried up to his neck by a shell-blast [Mouquet Farm, August 1916]. He was rescued, but his spine was damaged and for several months he was unable to move his legs. Back in Australia he was discharged from the AIF in June 1917; after that Soltanoff disappears altogether from the records and I wonder what became of him -- did he completely recover from his injuries and end up reuniting with his wife and two children back in Ossetia?