The Scottish Military Research Group - Commemorations Project

DelBoy · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:49 am Post subject: Alendrovich & Goliskis

Sticking in some european countries as place of birth in geoffs SNWM search engine gives up some interesting surnames.

These two in particular I couldn't find on CWGC. Not necessarily a case of them being a "non-comm" as they may have served under an alias name or different spelling.

Can anyone find them?

Surname: ALENDROVITCH
Firstname: Stanislaw
Service Number: 32598
Date Death: 26/09/1918
Place of birth: Kovno Russia
Other: 1/5th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE KING'S OWN SCOTTISH BORDERERS
Rank: Pte

Surname: GOLISKIS
Firstname: Klemis
Service Number: 36636
Date Death: 28/09/1918
Place of birth: Suwalki, Lithuania
Other: 1/8th Bn.
SNWM roll: THE CAMERONIANS (SCOTTISH RIFLES)
Rank: Pte

Derek.

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:53 am Post subject:

Did a search using just 'Al' for surname in CWGC in case the name had been anglicized

ALEXANDROVITCH
Initials: S
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: King's Own Scottish Borderers
Unit Text: 1st/5th Bn.
Age: 35
Date of Death: 26/09/1918
Service No: 32598
Additional information: Son of Michael and Eva Alexandrovitch, of Lithuania; husband of Mary Yakas Alexandrovitch, of 64, Rose St., Glasgow.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: IV. E. 4.
Cemetery: LA CLYTTE MILITARY CEMETERY

Adam Brown · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:58 am Post subject:

Second name was a bit more difficult, but...

POLISKIS
Initials: K
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment/Service: Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)
Unit Text: 1st/8th Bn.
Date of Death: 28/09/1918
Service No: 36636
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: XIV. E. 1.
Cemetery: VOORMEZEELE ENCLOSURE No.3

Thanks to http://www.freewebs.com/eltoro1960/pteklemispoliskis.htm for helping identify him.

If you type in Goliskis into Google you get no matches so it looks like SNWM is wrong here.

Adam

DelBoy · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:31 am Post subject:

Aha, good detective skills Adam Very Happy

Cheers,
Derek.

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:21 pm Post subject:

The 1911 census has a S. ALEXANDROVITCH age 27 and a Collier at No. 20 Drongan Village, Ochiltree, Ayrshire; with his wife, Slaus, and two children, Francais (2) and Edward (1) both born there.
The parent are shown as born in Russian Poland - nationality Russian.
At No.17, also from Russian Poland and also Colliers, are John Adones with his wife Preksida (and two sons born locally) Anton Adones, John Yatz and John Morgen.
A little bit of Lithuania in Ayrshire who would have thunk it. Surprised

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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 4:35 pm Post subject:

An interesting item on the Scottish Mining site might explain why Alexandrovitch does not appear to be listed on any WM.
http://www.scottishmining.co.uk/467.html
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Ken

Kenneth Morrison · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:06 pm Post subject:

Poliskis was also a miner - at Newbattle Colliery.
See http://www.freewebs.com/eltoro1960/pteklemispoliskis.htm

He is listed on Newtongrange WM, Midlothian.
http://warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=394
Perhaps because this is a recent memorial there wasn't the same prejudice about including "Poles"
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Ken

DelBoy · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the background on the story behind the foreign names on some war memorials Ken. Interesting stuff indeed.

Cheers,
Derek.