Vladimir LOPATEN

LOPATEN, Vladimir

Service Number: 2230
Enlisted: 27 April 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
Born: Aleksino, Smolensk, Russia, 8 July 1892
Home Town: Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Natural causes, Greenslopes, Queensland, 7 October 1961, aged 69 years
Cemetery: Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland
Location: Columbarium 12, Section: Section 9
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World War 1 Service

27 Apr 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2230, Brisbane, Queensland
12 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane
2 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 15th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, GSW (right chest - lung)
14 Jun 1916: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2230, 15th Infantry Battalion, Medically discharged due to wound

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Biography contributed by Paul Trevor

'From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

Ron Lopaten, reflecting on his father's escape from Russia in 1913 with four other 20-year-olds, says: 'I am not sure why he came to Australia, ... they all decided to take off for some specific reason, either for adventure or to get away from something. The only thing I can guess is that he did not want to end up in the czar's army. He did say that there were signs on the parks which said "No soldiers or dogs allowed". He did mention that. I guess in 1913 the Russian army was not very well treated or not very well paid.'

[...] 'My father never mentioned anything about Gallipoli', Vladimir Lopaten's son says, 'other than the fact that when he was wounded as he was laying sandbags, and he was bending over, laying down a sandbag and he was shot by a sniper, the bullet passed through his lung, just missed his heart, came out his back and then the bullet hit a New Zealander in the bottom! So the New Zealander was jumping up and down.' Russian Anzacs seemed to be able to see the funny side of things even when in mortal danger, just like their Australian comrades did.' SOURCE (russiananzacs.net)

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