Sebastian Radetsky

Russian spelling Севастьян Радецкий

Born 1884     Place Ledoshov (Letichev?), Volyn, Ukraine    Ethnic origin Pole/Ukrainian     Religion Roman Catholic

Residence before arrival at Australia served in the Russian Army for 2 years

Arrived at Australia

            from Far East, Moji   on 25.06.1912    per Nikko Maru   disembarked at Brisbane

Residence before enlistment

Occupation labourer

Family by 1914 was married

Service

service number 1802     enlisted 18.12.1914     POE Oaklands, SA

unit 10th Battalion       rank Private

place Gallipoli 1915; Western Front 1916-1918       casualties WIA 1916, 1917, 1918

final fate RTA 21.03.1919       discharged 6.07.1919

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war NSW (?)

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

army pay file (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Sebastian Radetsky, a former labourer, had survived seven months at Gallipoli but was wounded here [Somme, July 1916] for the first time. After the withdrawal from Gallipoli Radetsky, who was Ukrainian, went absent without leave on Lemnos; perhaps he was trying to get back to his wife in nearby Volynia (Ukraine) — but the war machine would not let him go. He will be wounded twice more on the Western Front, but will be returned to the trenches again and again.

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