Andrew Snegovoy

Russian spelling Андрей Никифорович Снеговой

Born 26.10.1881     Place Odessa, Ukraine     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Church of England

Father Snegovoy, Nikifor     Mother Snegovoy, Olga

Arrived at Australia

            from Harbin     on 3.04.1910     per Kumano Maru     disembarked at Brisbane

Arrived at Australia together with  Victor Schepenski, Sigismund Vitold Romashkevich and Michael Rowinski (Ravensby)

Residence before enlistment Qld

Occupation 1916 motor driver; 1925 labourer

Service

service number 2241     enlisted 9.03.1916     POE Brisbane

unit 49th Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1918       casualties WIA 1917, 1918

discharged 11.10.1919 in London       final fate RTA

Naturalisation 1926

Residence after the war Brisbane, 1924-1925 Harbin, 1925 Newcastle, NSW

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

court martial file (NAA)

alien registration (NAA)

Investigation Branch file (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

The October 1917 revolution and, especially, Russia’s withdrawal from the war only increased the determination of some Russians to obtain their discharge, although it manifested itself in different ways: Permakoff’s open protest was the most bizarre; several others simply refused to go to the front. [...]  Another [...] case was that of Andrew Snegovoy from Odessa (49th Battalion), who enlisted as a motor-driver, had also been wounded twice and had returned to the trenches again; he left his battalion on 12 September 1918, was accused of desertion and sentenced to five years’ penal servitude, too. Like the others, prior to deserting he had made an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a discharge, arguing that his family in Russia needed his help.

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