Paul Alexievich SOTNIKOFF

Regimental number11126
Date of birth23 July 1880
Place of birthIrkutsk, Siberia, Russia
ReligionGreek Orthodox
OccupationCarpenter
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Height5' 7.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs A C Sotnikoff, 12 Cavinska Street, Irkutsk, Siberia, Russia
Previous military serviceServed in the Russian Militia ('but no training').
Enlistment date11 January 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialPasschendaele New British Cemetery (Plot XV, Row A, Grave No 28), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 1 May 1916; disembarked Suez, 9 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria , 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 15 November 1916; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 8 December 1916, and posted to B Company.

Detached to Rest Camp, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, 8 October 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 20
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819929

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