Russian AnzacsKazis Walinkevic
| Alias | Kazimir; Kazinar Volukavitz (Embarkation Roll); Charles Volukawytz (discharge), Charles Valukevicius (information from wife) |
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| Born | 2.02.1884 |
| Place | Mariampol (Kapsukas), Lithuania |
| Ethnic origin | Lithuanian / Polish |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Family | Had wife in Lithuania |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Scotland on 1910 per Berlin disembarked at Fremantle, WA |
| Residence before enlistment | Bellevue, Kalgoorlie, WA |
| Occupation | Labourer, brick yard employee, seaman |
| Naturalisation | 1914 |
| Residence after the war | 1916 Bellevue, WA, by 1922 London |
Service #1
| Enlisted | 8.09.1914 |
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| Place of enlistment | Perth, Helena Vale (re-attested 19.11.1914, Broadmedow, Victoria) |
| Unit | 16th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Gallipoli, 1915 |
| Casualties | WIA 1915 |
| Final fate | RTA 23.05.1916 |
| Discharged | 18.09.1916 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Kazis Walinkevic)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Kazinar Volukavitz)
Blog articles
Publications
Steve Murphy, 'Lithuanian ANZACs: Research Continues', Lithuanian Papers, vol. 27, 2013, pp. 10-13.
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
The Lithuanian Kazimir Valukevicius enlisted as Kazis Walinkevic but by the time of his discharge his name had transformed into Charles Volukawytz, and in 1924 an officer from Base Records had to undertake a whole investigation to change these apparently two separate individuals back into one!