Russian AnzacsAlexander Tarasenkoff
| Alias | Alexei (naturalisation) |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Александр (Алексей?) Тарасенков |
| Born | 1.03.1886 |
| Place | Negino, Briansk, Russia |
| Ethnic origin | Russian |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Mother | Paraskovia Tarasenkoff |
| Contacts | Enlisted together [Malisheff](../Malisheff), [Akim Petroff](../PetroffAk), [Sholmatoff](../Sholmatoff), [Tarasenkoff](../Tarasenkoff), [Tuagarin](../Tuagarin), and [Yannin](../Yannin) |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Served in the Russian Army for 3 years and deserted |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Dairen, Korea on 26.06.1912 per Nikko Maru disembarked at Brisbane |
| Residence before enlistment | Gympie, Broken Hill, NSW, Bundaberg, Mount Chalmers, Emerald, Ruby Vale, Mount Morgan, Qld |
| Occupation | 1914 labourer, 1915 miner, 1919 grocer |
| Naturalisation | 1914 |
| Residence after the war | Brisbane, Boolaroo, NSW |
| Died | 1936 Boolaroo, Wallsend, NSW (Alexei) |
Service #1
| Service number | 2879A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 14.08.1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Rockhampton, Qld |
| Unit | 25th Battalion, 9th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1918 |
| Casualties | WIA 1916, 1918 |
| Final fate | RTA 12.04.1919 |
| Discharged | 30.07.1919 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Alexei Tarasenkoff)
Digitised service records (NAA) (Alexander Tarasenkoff)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Tarasankoff)
Blogs and forums
Mike Lucas, Three Russians in the A.I.F., The Orders and Medals Research Society, Autumn 1993, pp. 224-227 Forum Sammler.ru
Newspaper articles
Central District volunteers. - Morning Bulletin, Rockhampton, 18 August 1915, p. 8
Body found in Cockle creek. - The Newcastle Sun, 5 June 1936, p. 7
Body with hands tied found in creek. - Barrier Miner, Broken Hill, 8 June 1936, p. 4.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
[...] with the group of six Russians from the 9th Battalion who enlisted together at Rockhampton on 14 August 1915, all were listed as casualties by the end of 1916. Akim Petroff from Novozybkov and Nicholas Sholmatoff from Moscow were severely wounded at Armentières just a few days after their arrival at the front; they were invalided to Australia. George Malisheff from Podolia suffered shell-shock at Pozières; he recovered but was killed in 1918. At Mouquet Farm Tehon (Tikhon) Yannin from Samara was killed on the same day that Alexander Tarasenkoff from Orel was wounded; Tarasenkoff recovered eventually, rejoining his unit a year later. Finally, John Tuagarin, also from Orel, had to defend his Russian honour when he was court-martialled in October [...]; he was killed in action in December 1916.