Stanley John Siwczynski

Alias served as John Stanislaw Siwezynski

Born 8.05.1884     Place Tomaszów, Warsaw, Poland     Ethnic origin Pole (knew Russian and Polish languages)     Religion Roman Catholic

Father Siwczynski, Antonis     Mother -

Residence before arrival at Australia lived for 1 year in Germany

Arrived at Australia

            from Germany     on 23.11.1912     per Aneberg     disembarked at Brisbanu

Residence before enlistment Brisbane

Occupation 1915 labourer, 1919 general saddler, 1930 and later motor mechanic

Service

service number 3493     enlisted 2.07.1915     POE Brisbane

unit 9th Battalion, 49th Battalion, 11th FAB       rank Private, Gunner, saddler, Corporal

place Western Front, 1916-1918

awards 9.01.1918 Croix de Guerre, Belgian decoration, France (LG 12/07/1918)

final fate RTA 19.10.1918 (on account of Russian nationality)       discharged 15.02.1919

Naturalisation 1940

Residence after the war Brisbane, 1921-1924 Michigan, USA, 1924 returned to Australia,  Innisfail, Ayr, Home Hill

Family wife Marion (Mary Ann) Siwczynski née Grinewald (later changed to Germon), married in the USA, separated in 1928 at Sydney, daughter Kateryn Lorrain Siwczynski b.1924 Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, lived with father in Australia

Materials naturalisation (NAA) (Siwczynski)

digitised service records (NAA) (Siwezynski)

digitised recommendation for award (NAA) (Siwezynski)

alien registration (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

John Stanislaw Siwezynski (Siwczynski), who was awarded a Belgian Croix de Guerre, carried supplies through heavy artillery bombardment to his howitzer battery [Menin Road, 1917].

    [...] Among those who were returned ‘on account of Russian nationality’ there were several men who had made no application to be discharged, and were not in any case noted for radical inclinations: John Siwezynski, who was decorated with a Belgian Croix de Guerre, Nicholas Korotcoff, Justin Gooliaeff, George Sekachoff (all from artillery units), and Richard Gregorenko from the 14th Field Ambulance. This selection of men, fuelled by the Russian scare, seems rather arbitrary. Nearly all of them were from the 4th Division (its 11th Field Artillery Brigade, where Smagin had earlier served, was completely purged of Russians); other divisional commanders did not bother to purge their ranks of Russians.

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