Alexander Tarasenkoff

Russian spelling Александр (Алексей) Тарасенков

Born 1.03.1886     Place Negino, Briansk, Central Russia     Ethnic origin Russian     Religion Church of England

Father -     Mother Tarasenkoff, Paraskovia

Residence before arrival at Australia served at the Russian Army for 3 years and deserted

Arrived at Australia

            from Dairen     on 26.06.1912     per Nikko Maru     disembarked at Brisbane

Residence before enlistment Gympie, Broken Hill, NSW, Bundaberg, Mt Chalmers, Emerald, Ruby Vale, Mount Morgan, Qld

Occupation 1914 labourer, 1915 miner

Service

service number 2879A     enlisted 14.08.1915     POE Rockhampton, Qld

unit 25th Battalion, 9th Battalion       rank Private

place Western Front 1916-1918       casualties WIA 1916, 1918

final fate RTA 12.04.1919       discharged 30.07.1919

WWI contacts: enlisted together Malisheff, Akim Petroff, Sholmatoff, Tarasenkoff, Tugarin, and Yannin

Naturalisation 1914

Materials naturalisation (NAA) (Alexei Tarasenkoff)

digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

[...] with the group of six Russians from the 9th Battalion who enlisted together at Rockhampton on 14 August 1915, all were listed as casualties by the end of 1916. Akim Petroff from Novozybkov and Nicholas Sholmatoff from Moscow were severely wounded at Armentières just a few days after their arrival at the front; they were invalided to Australia. George Malisheff from Podolia suffered shell-shock at Pozières; he recovered but was killed in 1918. At Mouquet Farm Tehon (Tikhon) Yannin from Samara was killed on the same day that Alexander Tarasenkoff from Orel was wounded; Tarasenkoff recovered eventually, rejoining his unit a year later. Finally, John Tuagarin, also from Orel, had to defend his Russian honour when he was court-martialled in October [...]; he was killed in action in December 1916.

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