Alexander Arn

Russian spelling Александр Арн

Born 17.08.1887   Place St Petersburg, North-Western Russia  Ethnic origin Russian/German?    Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Arn, Frank

Arrived at Australia

from Russia   on 15.06.1911   per Empire   disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney, Melbourne, Coolamon, NSW, Walbundrie NSW

Occupation rabbiting at Walbundrie station, 1914 labourer, 1918, 1919 postal assistant

Service 1

service number 911   enlisted 28.08.1914   POE Sydney

unit 1st Battalion   rank Private

place Gallipoli, 1915      casualties WIA 1915

final fate RTA 8.10.1915       discharged 18.08.1916

Service 2

service number 2491   enlisted 18.01.1917   POE Sydney

unit 2nd & 4th Camel Regiment (Camel Corps)   rank Private

place Egypt, Palestine, 1917-1919

final fate RTA 3.03.1919       discharged 18.09.1919

Service 3

service number 86258   enlisted 9.09.1918 POE Sydney

unit Special service   rank Private

place Egypt, 1919

final fate RTA 30.12.1919       discharged 26.03.1920

Naturalisation 1914

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

The very first contingent [...] — this First Fleet of the new Australian nationhood — left Australian waters in early November 1914 with at least 12 Russians: the Finns Baer and Hiltunen, the ethnic Russians Arn, Kamishansky, Sast and Sindeeff, the Polish-born Markowicz and Watson, the Jews Zander and Levene, and the Russian-born Englishmen Ball and Dyson.

    [...] Alexander Arn, came from a well-off St Petersburg family. Arn was one of the first of the Russians to enlist in the army and landed at Gallipoli with the 1st Battalion, where he lost fingers on his left hand. Having recovered in Australia, he re-enlisted and fought in Egypt as a cameleer.

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