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The Centenary of Gallipoli Landing

Today, in the Centenary of Gallipoli landing, let’s remember the names of Russian born Anzacs who took part in this historic event.

They were

  • Alexander Arn, Thomas Baer, and Robert Mayer (1st Battalion)
  • Julays Beern, Adolf Eckland, and Arnold Sander (3rd Battalion)
  • Abraham Levene, Alfred Markowicz, Erwin Rosberg, Nicholas Sindeeff, and Frederick Turner (4th Battalion)
  • George Ball (7th Battalion)
  • August Arreta, John Hendrickson, Karl Ljung, Albert Lukander, Alexander Sast, Charles Zander (10th Battalion)
  • Alexander Hiltunen, and Edward Watson (12th Battalion)
  • Martin Antin, Schija Fels, Martin Hamman, Fritz Zeeman (13th Battalion)
  • Paul Zenewich and Thomas Lind (15th Battalion)
  • Marian Pshevolodsky, Charles Cepkouski, Rudolph Mahlit, Eliazar Margolin, Charles Reppe, Kazis Walinkevic (16th Battalion)
  • George Kamishansky and Francis Dyson (Artillery brigades)
  • Sidney Luck (1st Hospital)
  • Charles Haroldson (Service Corps)

Antti Kujala (he served as Thomas Lind), a fisherman from Vyborg, was killed during the landing, while Arn, Baer, Beern, Ball, Lukander, and Hiltunen were wounded.