OUCHARENKO, John
| Other Name: | Ouchirenko, John |
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| Service Number: | 6327 |
| Enlisted: | 1 May 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Odessa, Russia, 26 August 1895 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 21 August 1971, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Moe Public Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Commemorated with a plaque in the Victoria Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 11 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6327, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6327, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 66th Infantry Battalion, At Perham Downs, England. From 5th Battalion | |
| 24 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 66th Infantry Battalion, Conjunctivitis and gassed | |
| 10 Jul 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 39th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Concussion | |
| 4 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6327, 39th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit due to rheumatism |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia from USA in January 1915 aboard SS Boorel, disembarking at Melbourne, Victoria
Full name John Gregory Ouchirenko but served as John Ouchirenko.
When applying for Naturalisation on 2 June 1919 he gave his address as Howe Crescent, Albert Park, Victoria and that he was employed with Perryman's Engineering Company of South Melbourne. At the time he stated that his wife was Clara Ouchirenko of Pitton Hill, Salisbury, England and father of one child. Clara did not come to Australia
Son of H.L. (Gregory) Ouchirenko and Svetlana Ouchirenko of Gokoy Skar, Odessa, Russia
Commenced return to Australia on 20 November 1918 aboard HT Suevic disembarking on 5 January 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1927c John married Doris Ouchirenko in Victoria