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Soldier Summary

Paul Smirnoff

Military History

Rank: Private

Unit: Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921).

Serial Number: 59174 (AIF); 20896 (British Army)

Notes

Occupation: laborer. Served as interpreter in AIF 17th Battalion and Middlesex Regiment of the British Army

Events
EventDatePlaceDetails
Residence[1]Vologda, Russia, Russian Empire
Enlisted[1]05/15/1918Cessnock, NSW (Australia)
Birth1899 (?)
Sources

[1]Anzacs in Arkhangel: the untold story of Australia and the invasion of Russia, 1918-19