Jacob Serennikoff

Alias Serebrennikoff, Elias Jacob     Russian spelling Яков (Илья Яковлевич) Серебренников

Born 28.05.1878     Place Melitopol, Ukraine     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Russian Orthodox

Residence before arrival at Australia served at the Dragoons Squadron, Russian Army, for 5 years

Arrived at Australia 1915

Residence before enlistment Mordialloc, Vic.

Occupation botanist, 1915 clerk; after discharge: clerk at the Russian consulate

Service

service number 1673     enlisted 22.03.1915     POE at troop ship 'Runic', Colombo

unit 6th Battalion       rank Private

place Gallipoli, 1915       casualties WIA 1915

final fate RTA  29.07.1915       discharged 22.03.16 MU

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war 1919 Tower Plenty; 1924 Lower Templestowe, Vic., 1927 Beaumaris, Vic.

Wife Alice Maud Serebrennikoff (née Swanson), married 1917

Died 19.06.1927 (?)

Materials alien registration (NAA) (Serebremnikoff)

wife’s naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

Investigation Branch file (NAA)

Mrs Alice Maud Serebrennikoff (NAA)

B Heselev requests permission for Dr L Serebrenikoff and wife (Russians) to come to Australia (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

On 8 May the 6th Battalion took part in the charge at Krithia, on the toe of the peninsula. The botanist Jakob Serennikoff and the seaman Arvid Berkis, who had just arrived with the 3rd reinforcements, were wounded in this attack. Serennikoff was evacuated to Australia. [...]

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