Russian AnzacsLatvian Anzacs
At the end of the nineteenth century the population living on the territory of modern day Latvia was ethnically diverse. This territory was comprised of Courland, Livonia and Latgale (correspondingly Courland and, partly, Lifland and Vitebsk provinces of the Russian Empire).
This list includes names of all servicemen from this territory except ethnic Russians, Poles, Germans and Jews. (To see all Latvian-born servicemen search for the word 'Latvia' using the search engine on the home page). Baltic Germans, mostly from Latvia, are listed separately. In some cases it was impossible to determine with confidence the ethnic origin of Latvian-born servicemen listed below. Some of them could be of Estonian, German, Finnish, Danish, Swedish or British origin. At this stage they are recorded as Latvians but further research will help to determine their ethnic origin.
Studies about Latvian Anzacs have been published in the book Aldis L. Putniņš, ed., Early Latvian Settlers in Australia, Melbourne: Sterling Star, 2010. (order online):
Elena Govor, Latvian Anzacs, pp. 16-52;
Elena Govor and Aldis L. Putniņš, Latvian Anzacs: From Abelscaln to Zeeman [biographical index], pp. 53-79;
Peter Dennis, Andrejs Voitkun (1885-1971), pp. 80-85;
Ineta Didrihsone-Tomaševska, Latvia's consuls in Australia before World War II, pp. 157-164;
Frank G. Clarke, In the shadow of Peter the Painter: Latvian anarchists in Australia, pp. 165-189;
Līga Lapa, The 1905 revolution and Latvian immigration to Australia, pp. 190-198;
Elena Govor, Latvian radicals in Australia, pp. 199-213.
Biographical data about Latvian Anzacs based on the materials of Elena Govor's research for this website was translated and published in Latvian by Uldis Siliņš 'Latviešu anzaki Pirmajā pasaules karā' in Laikraksts Latvietis (issues 26-33).
Филипс Ластовскис. Убежать от царя и безработицы. Латвийцы в армии Австралии: кто они? - DELFI PLUS, 2020
Juris Jakovics. Jelgavā godina latviešu Anzakus. - Laikraksts Latvietis Nr. 727, 2022. g. 18. nov.
19 gadsimta beigās Latvijas teritorijas iedzīvotāju kopums bija etniski daudzveidīgs. Šajā sarakstā ietilpst visi (atskaitot etniskos krievus, poļus, vāciešus un ebrejus) no šīs teritorijas, kas Pirmajā pasaules kara laikā dienēja Austrālijas bruņotos spēkos. Lai atrastu visus Latvijā dzimušus militārpersonas (t.i., arī cittautiešus), lūdzu ievediet vārdu Latvia meklējumprogrammā, kas atrodas mājas lapā. Baltvācieši, kuru vairums nāca no Latvijas, ir atsevišķā sarakstā.