Jackow Petroff

Russian spelling Яков Васильевич Петров

Born 4.02.1887     Place Tokmak, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Petroff, Basil     Mother -

Residence before arrival at Australia served for 3 years in Russian Cavalry as a Cossack

Arrived at Australia

            from India     on 26.02.1912     per Itonus     disembarked at Fremantle, WA

Residence before enlistment Holyoake, Karridale, Collie, WA

Occupation sleeper cutter, sleeper hewer, labourer

Service

service number 2002     enlisted 18.02.1915     POE Blackboy Hill, WA

unit 11th Battalion, 51st Battalion       rank Private, Lance Corporal

place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1961-1918

final fate RTA 25.01.1919       discharged 15.05.1919

Naturalisation 1915

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

At Fremantle in 1912 two Russians of peasant background arrived from India on the sailing ship Itonus: Jackow Petroff from the village of Tokmak in the Tien Shan foothills, central Asia (now Kirghizia), and Vasily Boltinkof from Boguchar village in Voronezh province. What took them from Russia to India in the first place remains a mystery, let alone how they ended up together on the boat to Australia.

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