John Frederick Stepanoff

Russian spelling Иван Федорович Степанов

Born 16.05.1899     Place Krasnoiarsk, Siberia     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Church of England

Father Stepanoff, Frederick     Stepfather Pochernekoff, Fred      Mother Pochernekoff, Elizabeth

Arrived at Australia

            from Dairen     on 28.06.1911     per Nikko Maru     disembarked at Brisbane

Residence before enlistment Maryborough, Ipswich, Qld

Occupation 1916 carpenter

Service

service number 2737     enlisted 20.04.1916     POE Sydney

unit 54th Battalion, 3rd Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1919      casualties WIA 1917 (twice), 1918

final fate RTA 31.05.1919       discharged 21.08.1919

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war 1920 Brisbane, 1921 Harden; Newcastle, 1929 England

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

alien registration (NAA)

Investigation Branch file (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Up north Pochernikoff’s fish-shop, located first in Townsville and then Ipswich, acted as a gathering-place for Russians — Pochernikoff’s step-son, John Stepanoff, served in the AIF, too.

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