Vasily Kavitski, a Ukrainian seaman from Kiev, came to Australia in 1913 and worked as a labourer in South Australia.
He served with the 27th battalion on the Western Front. In September 1917 he was returned to Australia suffering from ‘trench foot’, a condition that plagued the army during trench warfare.
After the war he lived in Port Pirie, working as a boilermaker. In the early 1920s he received permission to leave Australia and most likely returned to Ukraine.
Atti (Otto) Weinberg from Riga worked as a labourer in South Australia.
He served with the 11th Battalion on the Western Front. In July 1916 he was wounded in his right arm at the battle for Pozieres and evacuated to Australia.
After the war he took different jobs in outback New South Wales: he lived in Broken Hill, Moree and Cootamundra.
Ernest Fraser, a sailor from Riga, lived in Wyalong in New South Wales.
Enlisting in the AIF he fought with the 13th Battalion at Gallipoli, and then served on the Western Front as a gunner in the 10th Field Artillery Brigade. In October 1917 he was gassed at Passchendaele, but continued service, latter attaing the rank of Farrier Corporal.
Russian Anzacs