Christian Orgeson

Born 14.09.1882     Place Valga, Estonia     Ethnic origin Estonian/Dane     Religion Protestant

Father Danish     Mother Finnish

Arrived at Australia

            from London     on 15.04.1913     per Benalla     disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation 1916 seaman, 1917 sail maker, labourer, 1919 motor mechanic (studied at Technical college, Sydney)

Service

service number 7297     enlisted 18.01.1917     POE Sydney

unit 1st Battalion, 35th Battalion      rank Private

place Western Front 1917      casualties WIA 1917

final fate RTA 10.01.1918       discharged 5.08.1918, MU

Naturalisation 1919

Residence after the war Sydney

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

A few Russians who managed to gain qualifications and experience ended up having successful professional careers here. The Estonian Christian Orgeson, who was wounded in the right hand at Ypres, was one; a seaman before the war, with the Repatriation Department’s assistance he did a trade course at Sydney Technical College to become a motor mechanic.

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