Alfroniza Morozoff

Alias Morris, John (Jack); Morizif, Afanasie      Russian spelling Афанасий Платонович Морозов

Born 1878 (1876)  Place Odessa, Ukraine or Ornski (?), probably Siberia    Ethnic origin Russian    Religion Roman Catholic (?)

Father Morozoff, Platon    Mother Morozoff, Lokeria Oshipumna [Lukeria Osipovna]

Residence before arrival at Australia served 7 years in the Russian Navy

Arrived at Australia

            from Russia   on [30.04].1901   per Gromoboi     disembarked at Melbourne (deserted Russian naval ship together with Huon Pologouck)

Residence before enlistment Bunyip Swamp, Gippsland, Victoria, by 1915 Queensland

Occupation 1915 bridge carpenter, 1917 carpenter

Service 1

service number 1639   enlisted 8.05.1915 POE Cloncurry, Qld

unit 25th Battalion   rank Private

place Egypt, 1915

final fate RTA 25.09.1915       discharged 12.04.1916

Service 2

service number Q21966   enlisted 28.11.1917   POE Charleville, Qld

rank Private     place Depot

discharged 3.12.1917 MU

Naturalisation served as Russian subject

Residence after the war 1918 Rockhampton, 1919 Longreach, 1933, 1937 Goondiwindi; 1950s Eventide, Sandgate, Qld

Died by 1955

Materials digitised alien registration 1      2  (NAA) (Morozoff & Jack Morris)

digitised service records 1    2   (NAA) (John Morris and Morizif)

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

There was also a small group of men with service in the Russian navy and adventurous lives behind them, of whom Alfroniza Morozoff (from Odessa) was, perhaps, typical. Morozoff had deserted from the Russian naval ship Gromoboi when it visited Australia to take part in the celebrations for Federation in 1901. He changed his name to Jack Morris and by the time of his enlistment in the AIF was working as a bridge carpenter at Bunyip Swamp in Gippsland, Victoria.

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