Nicholas Rodionoff

Russian spelling Николай Федорович Родионов

Born 28.03.1884     Place Tomsk, Siberia or Perm, the Urals, Russia     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Rodionoff, Theodor     Mother -

Wife N. Rodionoff, Tomsk, Siberia

Arrived at Australia

            from Japan     on 15.10.1912     per Empire     disembarked at Melbourne

Residence before enlistment Port Pirie, SA

Occupation 1916 carpenter, 1920 wheeler, 1921, 1926 miner, 1939 coal miner

Service

service number 5824     enlisted 20.06.1916     POE Newcastle, NSW

unit 3rd Tunnelling Company       rank Sapper

place Western Front, 1917-1918       casualties WIA 1918

final fate RTA 7.07.1919       discharged 13.10.1919

Naturalisation 1926

Residence after the war 1920 Branxton, 1921, 1926 Kurri Kurri, NSW

Died 20.09.1948 at Nelson's Bay

Materials naturalisation (NAA) (Rodinoff - in error)

digitised service records (NAA)

court martial file (NAA)

Investigation Branch file (NAA)

alien registration (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Further indications of military command’s approach towards the Russians may be found in courts-martial proceedings. Many disciplinary cases, such as ‘using insubordinate language’ (and army life made it easy for Russians to pick up that kind of ‘language’ quickly), made no reference to their Russian origin at all and the trials were unbiased. [...] Nicholas Rodionoff, a former carpenter from Perm, while drunk wounded another soldier and called him a ‘British Bastard’ when this soldier, ‘skylarking’ with a friend, bumped against him. At the trial no reference was made to Rodionoff’s origin and his commanding officer gave him a good character.

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