Nicholas Romanovsky

Russian spelling Николай Никифорович Романовский

Born 1893     Place Achinsk, Eniseisk, Siberia     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Romanovsky, Nikifor      Mother -

Arrived at Australia -

Residence before enlistment Brisbane

Occupation constructional engineer

Service

service number 2002     enlisted 13.01.1915     POE Brisbane

unit 9th  Battalion, 49th Battalion       rank Private

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

final fate DOW 29.09.1917

cemetery details 18 Mendinghem British Cemetery Proven, Belgium

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

Roll of Honour card (AWM)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Russians who joined the army together, or who met up at training camp, would often embark together. Six Russians from Brisbane, for instance — the journalists Chirvin and Fedorovich, the engineer Romanovsky, the labourer Domilovsky, the former revolutionary turned cane-cutter Rosalieff, and the butcher Soolcovsky — all ended up together in the 9th Battalion’s 5th reinforcement, departing on the Kyarra on 16 April 1915, along with Korotcoff, a cane-cutter from Port Douglas.

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