Parfeny Grehoff

Russian spelling Парфений Грехов

Born 7.02.1870     Place Ustkamenogorsk, Siberia     Ethnic origin Russian    Religion Russian Orthodox

Family widower, daughter Valentina Grehoff, Vladivostok

Arrived at Australia

            from Far East   on 28.10.1913    per Eastern     disembarked at Brisbane

Residence before enlistment Yarraman Creek, North Qld, Brisbane

Occupation 1915 veterinary doctor and surgeon, labourer, 1918 poultry farmer

Service 1

service number 2142   enlisted 26.03.1915   POE Brisbane

unit 15th Battalion   rank Private

place Gallipoli, 1915

final fate RTA 8.05.1916       discharged 12.07.1916 MU

Service 2

service number 1315   enlisted 1.05.1918 POE Brisbane

unit AN&MEF   rank Private

place New Britain, 1918

final fate RTA 12.09.1918

discharged 15.10.1918 MU

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Russians who joined the army together, or who met up at training camp, would often embark together. [...] The Karoola, which left Brisbane on 12 June 1915, carried eight Russians mostly from northern Queensland: Glowacki, Roomianzoff, Sekachoff, Karelin (6/9th Battalion), and Lopaten, Grehoff, Smagin and Volkoff (6/15th Battalion). In Sydney they were joined by three of their countrymen — Kozakoff, Harbert and Kozakovshonok.

    [...] Parfeny Grehoff had taken up poultry farming in Australia after his medical discharge caused by injuries he sustained at Gallipoli, but in May 1918 he re-enlisted, this time in the AN&MEF. He served as a private at Rabaul and Kokopo garrisons until getting sick, when he was invalided back to Australia once again.

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