Russian AnzacsFritz Winnin
| Alias | Fritz Carl Alfred Winnin, known as 'Fred'; Frederick |
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| Born | 25.07.1892 |
| Place | Riga, Latvia |
| Ethnic origin | German / Latvian |
| Religion | Lutheran |
| Father | John Winnin |
| Mother | Lena Winnin |
| Family | Wife Amy Elsie Winnin (née Rylatt, late Hecktor), married 1918; children: Frederick John (1919-1939), William Thomas b. 1920, Elsie Margaret b. 1923, Gordon James b. 1925 |
| Contacts | Friend Valdimar Hektor, with whom he served together and whose widow he married |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Worked on sailing barques as a sailor from Cardiff, mostly to America |
| Arrived at Australia |
from New York on 7.03.1916 per Milverton disembarked at Newcastle,NSW (deserted ship - information from the family) |
| Residence before enlistment | Newcastle, NSW |
| Occupation | 1916 seaman; 1925 miner sewerage, 1939 labourer |
| Naturalisation | 1940 |
| Residence after the war | Sydney |
| Died | 2.04.1965, Sydney |
Service #1
| Service number | 2195 |
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| Enlisted | 8.03.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Newcastle |
| Unit | 1st Pioneer Battalion, 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1916-1917 |
| Final fate | RTA 15.02.1918 |
| Discharged | 11.07.1918 MU |
Materials
Blog article
From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:
[During WWII] Fritz Winnin, employed by the Water Board, was threatened with the sack for being an alien, at the same time as his three sons were enlisting in the army and the RAAF.
Gallery
Fritz Winnin, 1915
Courtesy of Diane McCubbin