John de Raupak-Ropenberg

Russian spelling Иван Петрович Раупак-Ропенберг

Born 23.02.1897     Place Riga, Latvia     Ethnic origin Latvian?     Religion Protestant

Father Peter de Raupak-Ropenberg     Mother -

Residence before arrival at Australia attended a nautical school in Russia, after leaving Russia served on various ships

Arrived at Australia

            from America     on 15.11.1915     per Howth (Marama?)    disembarked at Geelong

Residence before enlistment Melbourne

Occupation seaman, 3rd officer of Omana

Service

service number 4411     enlisted  29.01.1916     POE Melbourne

unit 22nd Battalion, AIF HQ, England      rank Private, Lance Corporal, Temporary Corporal, Corporal

place Western Front, 1916-1918; England, 1919       casualties WIA 1918 (gassed)

final fate RTA 6.10.1919       discharged 16.01.1920

WWI contacts arrived, enlisted and served together with Emerick Schimkovitch

Naturalisation 1922

Residence after the war Melbourne, 1921 Sydney; after WWI served on ships visiting USA and New Zealand

Died 1926 (?)

Materials naturalisation (NAA)  (de Raupak)

digitised service records (NAA)

alien registration (NAA)  (de Raupak)

Group portrait of A Company of the 22nd Battalion. E02460 (AWM) (Electronic image currently unavailable)

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