Lavrrenty Rogojnekoff

Russian spelling Лаврентий Рогожников

Born 1878      Place Morozovskaia volost’, Kotelnich, Viatka (Kirov), North-Eastern Russia     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Russian Orthodox

Wife Mary Rogojnekoff, Kotelnich, Russia

Arrived at Australia

            from Far East     on 4.07.1912     per Yawata Maru     disembarked at Brisbane

Residence before enlistment

Occupation labourer

Service

service number 2833A     enlisted 22.07.1915     POE Brisbane

unit 25th Battalion, 9th Battalion      rank Private

place Western Front, 1916, England 1916-1918       casualties WIA 1916 (twice)

discharged 22.03.1918 in London, MU

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war intended to return from London to Russia

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

The front around Armentières was described as a ‘nursery sector’ since it was supposedly quiet, but many Australians experienced their baptism by fire almost as soon as they arrived. On 20 April [1916 ...] the farmhouse and outbuildings at Rouge de Bout, where 9th Battalion’s C Company was billeted, received a direct hit under heavy shelling, which killed and wounded many men. C Company included many Russians: Akim Petroff, who was severely wounded in the knee and hands, was evacuated to England and had his right leg amputated; Nicholas Sholmatoff and Alexander Sank were also severely wounded. All three were repatriated to Australia. Lavrrenty Rogojnekoff was the only one of this group to escape from this shelling with only minor injuries, but a few weeks later at Sailly he sustained more serious wounds. These were the first Russian Anzac casualties on the Western Front.

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