Nicholas Evert

Born 30.09.1888   Place Gdov, St Petersburg, North-Western Russia  Ethnic origin Russian/Estonian    Religion Russian Orthodox

Father Evert, Carol (Estonian spelling Karel or Karl) (Estonian)      Mother (Russian)

Residence before arrival at Australia USA 6 years, Canada 5 years

Arrived at Australia

            from Vancouver, Canada    on 10.1916     per Lawhill      disembarked at Wallaroo, SA

Residence before enlistment Melbourne

Occupation 1916 seaman, 1923 labourer

Service

service number 588   enlisted 14.12.1916   POE Adelaide

unit 9th MG Company, 43rd Battalion, 9th MG Company, 5th MG Battalion   rank Private

place Western Front, 1918-1919

final fate RTA 24.07.1919       discharged 24.11.1919

Naturalisation 1923

Residence after the war Melbourne

Died by 1927

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA)

digitised service records (NAA)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

When mutual acceptance grew, however, mateship was highly valued on both sides, something a number of Russians have attested to. [...] Nicholas Evert, who started his service with the 9th Machine Gun Company, was transferred to an infantry battalion in England. He argued in his appeal to rejoin his original unit, ‘I take great interest in Machine Gun work and wish to rejoin my friends’. Speaking about friends he meant Australians — there were no other Russians in the company at the time.

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