Wolfe Greenstein

Russian spelling Вольф Гринштейн

Born 25.11.1899    Place Odessa, Ukraine   Ethnic origin Jewish    Religion Jewish

Father Greenstein, Solomon     Mother Greenstein, Betha

Residence before arrival at Australia lived in England for 13 years

Arrived at Australia

            from England     on 25.11.1913    per Irishman    disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment 'Odessa', Jeffery St, Canterbury, Sydney

Occupation 1918 printer; 1940, 1944 compositor

Service

service number 60562   enlisted 4.06.1918 POE Sydney

unit 2nd Battalion   rank Private

place France, 1919

final fate RTA 22.07.1919       discharged 20.09.1919

Naturalisation father naturalised in 1910 in England; nat. 1945

Residence after the war Sydney

Family wife Jean Greenstein, married 1924;children Esther b.1925, Aaron b.1927

WWII served 1940-1943, 1st Battalion, Egypt, Greece, POW on Crete, Egypt

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised WWI service records (NAA)

WWII service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Only a few, the youngest of them, managed to see active service with the 2nd AIF abroad. Wolfe Greenstein was captured on Crete but lived to tell the tale.

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