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HMAS Australia was flagship of the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron patrolling the North Sea .

He may have been born on 18 September 1871, but his birth was actually registered in Edmonton, North London as follows.

Births Mar 1872   MAKOVEYEFF Eugene  Edmonton 3a 210

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland 

Died on this date – 13th May…… Eugene Makoveyeff was born on 18th September, 1871 in Winchmore Hill, London, England.

He joined the Royal Marine Light Infantry – Plymouth Division on 18th November, 1889. His register number was 5197.

On 21st October, 1891 Eugene Makoveyeff joined the Royal Navy with a service number of 150334.
The 1901 England Census recorded Eugene Makoveyeff as a 28 year old Sick Berth Steward (place of birth listed as Caithness, Scotland). He was recorded amongst those NOT on board on the night of the Census on H.M.S. Tamar, which was a receiving ship docked at Hong Kong, China.

Between 1891 & 1911 Eugene Makoveyeff served in around 13 different ships during that time.

Eugene Makoveyeff was pensioned out of Royal Navy on 24th October, 1911. He had served for 21 years in Royal Navy.

On 23rd July, 1913 E. Makoveyeff, aged 41, was listed as Crew – assistant Steward aboard the Moana which had departed from the port of San Francisco & had arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
The 1914 Australian Electoral Roll for the division of Melbourne, subdivision of Lonsdale listed E. Makoveyeff , a canvasser, living at London & Carnarvon Hotel.

He was listed as a Steward on board the Katoomba which had left the port of Fremantle, Western Australia on 31st October, 1914. He was one of thirty three who were part of draft for Royal Navy who were embarking at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Eugene Makoveyeff joined the Royal Australian Navy on 24th August, 1914 for a period of 6 months or till the end of war. He was given a service number of 4037 & his next-of-kin was listed as his sister – Olga of 215 Hamlet Court Rd., Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.

He joined H.M.A.S. Cerberus on 24th August, 1914 as Sick Berth Steward; transferred to Minotaur on 6th October, 1914; transferred back to H.M.A.S. Cerberus on 1st November, 1914; transferred to Yarra on 25th April, 1915; back to H.M.A.S. Cerberus on 23rd October, 1915; transferred to London Depot on 30th October, 1917.

On 10th January, 1918 Sick Berth Steward Eugene Makoveyeff was transferred to H.M.A.S. Australia.
H.M.A.S. Australia

In 1917 H.M.A.S. Australia was on routine of patrol and fleet exercises in the North Sea.

In 1918 H.M.A.S. Australia was used for aircraft experiments & on 8th March, 1918 & again on 14th May a Sopwith 1½ Strutter was successfully launched from a platform erected on one of her 12-inch gun turrets. These were the first ever launchings of a two-seater aircraft from a battle cruiser. By the end of the war nearly every British capital ship carried a Strutter for reconnaissance and a Sopwith Pup or Sopwith Camel as a fighter.

Sick Berth Steward Eugene Makoveyeff died on 13th May, 1918 at Queensferry Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland from Pneumonia, aged 47.

He was buried in Queensferry Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland where 11 other WW1 Australian Naval War Garves are located.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/-queensferry.html