Moss Milcag Mamsuroff

Alias Moss Malsag Mamsuroff (signature on enlistment application); Moses Milcag Mansuroff (consul); Michael or Malsag Mamsuroff (mother's letter)   Russian spelling Мальсаг Мамсуров

Born 1884      Place Gizel, Vladikavkaz, Ossetia, the Caucasus     Ethnic origin Ossetian     Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Mamsuroff, Gado      Mother Mamsuroff, Zalika Godsaewna

Residence before arrival at Australia in 1905 left Russia to work abroad

Arrived at Australia -

Residence before enlistment Port Pirie, SA

Occupation labourer at Port Pirie Smelters

Service

service number 4821   enlisted 16.10.1915   POE Adelaide

unit 10th Battalion, 50th Battalion   rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1917

final fate KIA 25.04.1918

memorial details 26 Villers Bretonneux, France  

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

army pay file (NAA)

Roll of Honour card (AWM)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

[...] in April [1916] the Mongolia brought ten Russians from South Australia, among them five Ossetians from the Port Pirie smelters who had joined up together in October 1915 — Soltanoff, Gasieff, Mamsuroff, Dezantoff, and Tolparoff.

    [...] Three of the remaining Ossetians from Port Pirie who enlisted together were among the casualties [at Villers-Bretonneux]: Moss Malsag Mamsuroff was killed, Alexei Tolparoff was taken prisoner, and Bekza Boris Dezantoff was wounded.

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