KOROTCOFF, Nicolas
| Service Numbers: | 2063, Q116182 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1915, Port Douglas, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
| Born: | Samara, Russia, 6 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Port Douglas, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Cane Cutter, Night Watchman |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Cairns, Queensland, 6 September 1965, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cairns (General) Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Port Douglas, Queensland | |
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| 16 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Apr 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 22 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2063, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2063, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 18 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Private, Q116182, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA), Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 3 Feb 1944: | Discharged Private, Q116182, Volunteer Defence Corps (SA) |
Nicholas Korotcoff
Born: 06 Dec 1891 (also noted as 07 July 1890 on Naturalization papers)
Died: 06 Sep 1965 in Cairns, Qld
Enlisted WW1 on 13 Jan 1915 aged 25... Discharged 18 Mar 1919 aged 29
Enlisted WW2 on 19 Jan 1942 aged 52... Discharged 03 Feb 1944 aged 54
Married Rose Korotcoff (nee Adams) in 1919 (she died in 1931), 2nd marriage to Ethel May Korotcoff (nee King) in 1932
Children: Ethel b.1932, Robert b.1935, and Mary b.1938
Name in Russian- Николай Феоктистович коротков
Nicholas was a Russian soldier who deserted from the Russian army and came to Australia
2063 Pte. Nicholas Korotcoff was a member of the 9th Infantry Battalion, and the 11th Field Artillery Battalion.
In the Second World War he was a member of the Volunteer Defence Corps in Cairns
Further information at http://russiananzacs.net/Korotcoff
Submitted 2 June 2015 by Alia Fehring
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