At the end of the nineteenth century the population living on the territory of modern day Latvia was ethnically diverse. This territory was comprised of Courland, Livonia and Latgale (correspondingly Courland and, partly, Lifland and Vitebsk provinces of the Russian Empire).

     This list includes names of all servicemen from this territory except ethnic Russians, Poles, Germans and Jews. (To see all Latvian-born servicemen search for the word "Latvia" using the search engine on the home page). Baltic Germans, mostly from Latvia, are listed separately. In some cases it was impossible to determine with confidence the ethnic origin of Latvian-born servicemen listed below. Some of them could be of Estonian, German, Finnish, Danish, Swedish or British origin. At this stage they are recorded as Latvians but further research will help to determine their ethnic origin.

Studies about Latvian Anzacs have been published in the book Aldis L. Putniņš, ed., Early Latvian Settlers in Australia, Melbourne: Sterling Star, 2010. (order online):

Elena Govor, Latvian Anzacs, pp. 16-52;

Elena Govor and Aldis L. Putniņš, Latvian Anzacs: From Abelscaln to Zeeman [biographical index], pp. 53-79;

Peter Dennis, Andrejs Voitkun (1885-1971), pp. 80-85;

Ineta Didrihsone-Tomaševska, Latvia’s consuls in Australia before World War II, pp. 157-164;

Frank G. Clarke, In the shadow of Peter the Painter: Latvian anarchists in Australia, pp. 165-189;

Līga Lapa, The 1905 revolution and Latvian immigration to Australia, pp. 190-198;

Elena Govor, Latvian radicals in Australia, pp. 199-213.

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Biographical data about Latvian Anzacs based on the materials of Elena Govor's research for this website was translated and published in Latvian by Uldis Siliņš 'Latviešu anzaki Pirmajā pasaules karā' in Laikraksts Latvietis (issues 26-33).

  Abolin, Peter

  Adjutant, Henry

  Ahbol/Andersen, Ludwig Edward

  Aide, Martin

  Alksen, Karl

  Alksne, Carl Michael

  Amolin, John

  Anderson, Ernest

  Antin/Lepin, Martin Mikkel

  Arnst, Robert see Ernst, Robert Alexander

  Bartleson, Rolwf

  Beern, Julajs

  Beglot, Edward

  Bepper, John Ludwig

  Berkis, Arvid

  Berskaln, Andrei

  Berzin, George

  Birger, John

  Bockmelder, Charles

  Brasche, Martin

  Brining, William

  Bunke, John

  Campman, Charles

  Carlson, Carl

  Collath, Carl Edgar

  Dambelis, Frederick August

  Dumps, Charles Rudolf

  Ernst, Robert Alexander

  Fisher, Henry

  Gaisman, Ian

  Gedgawd, Charles Anton (MM)

  Gerk, Charles

  Gorgensen, Charles

  Greenfield, Peter

  Greig, Eugene Jack

  Greive, Charles

  Hamann, Martin

  Hendrickson, John

  Hulsen, Alexander

  Jacobsen, Charles

  Jacobson, Fritz Johan

  Janson, Edward

  Janus, John

  Johnson, Harry

  Johnson, John

  Johnson, Peter

  Kairi, Andrew

  Kaptein, Johann

  Kasak, John

  Kensman, John Joseph

  Krauklys, John Robert (MID)

  Kulmar, Jan