Miners of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling
Company. E01900,
E01904,
E01900K (AWM)
Victor Schepenski
Alias Schipenski; Schepensky; Victor Francis Russian spelling Виктор Щепенский
Born 24.08.1878 Place Warsaw, Poland Ethnic/cultural origin Pole/Russian Religion Russian Orthodox
Residence before arrival at Australia served in the Russian Army for 5 years, took part in the Russo-Japanese War
Arrived at Australia
from Far East on 3.04.1910 per Kumano Maru disembarked at Brisbane
Arrived at Australia together with Andrew Snegovoy, Sigismund Vitold Romashkevich, and Michael Rowinski (Ravensby)
Residence before enlistment Blackbutt Railway construction, Brisbane, Mackay
Occupation 1912 bootmaker, 1916 labourer, lengthsman
Wife Margha Schepinsky (née Bondarenko), married in 1908 at Harbin, arrived Australia 1911, separated 1912
Service
service number 5412 enlisted 17.01.1916 POE Rockhampton, Qld
unit 2nd Tunnelling Company rank Sapper
place Western Front, 1917-1919 casualties WIA (gassed) 1918
final fate RTA 7.07.1919 discharged 24.10.1919
Naturalisation 1912
Materials naturalisation (NAA) (Schepinsky)
digitised service records (NAA) (Schepenski)
Miners of the 2nd Australian Tunnelling
Company. E01900,
E01904,
E01900K (AWM)
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