Russian AnzacsStanley Zygas
| Born | 14.04.1886 |
|---|---|
| Place | Survilishkis (Surviliškis), Kaunas, Lithuania |
| Ethnic origin | Lithuanian |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Father | Victor Zygas |
| Family | Wife Kathleen Zygas (née Green), married 1919 in England; Children Stanley John, d. 1920; Victor Stanley, b. 1922; Betty Kathleen, (1924-1928) |
| Residence before arrival at Australia | Left Lithuania in 1907, travelled to Germany overland, then to Buenos Aires, then to England and Australia on vessels |
| Arrived at Australia |
from England on 12.1911 per Warrener disembarked at Port Adelaide, SA |
| Residence before enlistment | Tasmania, Port Adelaide, Waikerie, SA |
| Occupation | 1915 sailor, works as agricultural labourer, general handy man, 1917 fitter and turner; 1939 mechanic |
| Naturalisation | 1915 |
| Residence after the war | 1939 Edwardstown, 1969 Rostrenor, SA |
| Died | 14.08.1975 [information from Roger Freeman] |
Service #1
| Service number | 5103 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 28.09.1917 |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide |
| Unit | 32nd Battalion, 50th Battalion |
| Rank | Private |
| Place | Western Front, 1918-1919 |
| Final fate | RTA 20.12.1919 |
| Discharged | 5.03.1920 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Army payfile (NAA)
Personal case file 1 2 3(NAA)
Publications
The Baltic peoples in Australia: Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians / B. & A. Birskys, A. Putniņs and I. Salasoo, Melbourne : AE Press, 1986, p.12
Blog articles
Newspaper articles
Child burned. Tragedy at Burbank. - News, Adelaide, 16 July 1928, p. 1.
£200 damage in Burbank fire. - Advertiser, Adelaide, 13 December 1948, p. 3.
Gallery
Stanley Zygas
Courtesy of Roger Freeman, Hurcombe's Hungry Half Hundred: a memorial history of the 50th Battalion A.I.F. 1916-1919. Supplementary edition, Norwood, 1991