Paul Drachuk

Russian spelling Павел Ф. Драчук

Born 27.01.1889   Place Kishinev, Moldavia or Mogilev, Belarus    Ethnic/cultural origin Ukrainian/Russian    Religion Russian Orthodox

Residence before arrival at Australia served as a wireless operator at Russo-Japanese war

Arrived at Australia

            from Far East       on 10.11.1915      per Empire      disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney

Occupation 1916-1920: wireless operator, telegraphist, engineer; 1930 economist

Service

service number 14488   enlisted 3.04.1916 POE Sydney

unit 1st Wireless Squadron rank Sapper

place India, 1916-1918

final fate RTA 27.03.1918       discharged 5.06.1918

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Family in 1916: wife Raisa Drachuk, Harbin, China, daughter Barbara; 1923 married Olga Vladimirovna Baranovskaia, daughter Rimma (born 1924); by 1930 wife Elena

Residence after the war Sydney, 23.07.1921 embarked for Naples per Osterley; lived in the USSR, Moscow; in 1930 worked in the US

Died 1952

Materials digitised service records (NAA)

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