Osiph Rinkevich

Russian spelling Осип Иванович Рынкевич

Born 24.12.1892     Place Rezhitsa, Vitebsk, Belarus (now Rezekne, Latvia)     Ethnic/cultural origin Byelorussian/Russian     Religion Roman Catholic

Father Rinkevich, Ivan, migrated with family to Tomsk, Siberia

Arrived at Australia

            from Siberia     on 23.06.1913     per Nikko Maru     disembarked at Sydney

Residence before enlistment Sydney, Port Pirie, SA, Darwin, Wyndham, Darwin

Occupation labourer, after the war: farmer

Service

service number 2239     enlisted 8.03.1916     POE Darwin, NT

unit 47th Battalion, 46th Battalion, 12th LTM Battery      rank Private

place Western Front, 1916-1918      casualties WIA 1917, 1918

final fate RTA 8.01.1919       discharged 13.04.1919

Naturalisation 1923

Residence after the war Brisbane, Innisfail, Qld

Family wife Maria (Annie) nee Gavriluk, married 1925; son Valentine b. 1926

Died 1.03.1982, Innisfail, Qld

Materials digitised naturalisation (NAA) (Osiph Rinkevich)

digitised service records (NAA) (Oseph Rinkevich)

Rinkevich, Osiph - Naturalisation Certificate issued 26 May 1923 (NAA)

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standing: Osiph Rinkevich (left), Nikalas Kiva (right); sitting: William Averkoff (left), Konstantin Diachkoff (right), Brisbane, 1916 Courtesy of Osiph Rinkevich's family	Osiph and Maria (Annie) Rinkevich, 1925 Courtesy of Osiph Rinkevich's family