Russian AnzacsJulian Szablowsky
| Alias | Shablowski |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Юлиан Шабловский |
| Born | 13.05.1884 |
| Place | Dlugosiodlo, Lomza, Poland |
| Ethnic origin | Polish |
| Mother | K.M. Szablowski |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Was on Philippines Islands for 6 months |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Manila on 7.12.1908 per Hornby Grange disembarked at Sydney |
| Residence before enlistment | Sydney |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Naturalisation | 1911 |
| Residence after the war | In 1915 left for the USA, 1942 New York, USA |
Service #1
| Service number | 407 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 11.08.1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Unit | AN&MEF, 1st Tropical |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Rabaul, New Guinea, 1914-1915 |
| Final fate | RTA 02.1915 |
| Discharged | 4.03.1915 time expired |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Szablowski)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
Death from poison. A romantic Russian. - The Argus, 15 August 1913, page 15
Australia in occupation. Administration at Rabaul. (p.4. The garrison bakery). - Examiner, Launceston, 26 November 1914, page 5
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
Several Russians served in the Australian Naval and Military Expeditionary Force (AN&MEF), including Julian Szablowsky, from Poland. He had worked as a ship's cook on Australian vessels before the war, and was the first Russian to enlist and serve outside Australia: he left Australia on 19 August 1914 as a cook on the Berrima. The AN&MEF went to take possession of the German colonies in New Guinea and in September the Germans at Rabaul (the German Pacific headquarters) surrendered; Szablowsky then returned to Australia.