Semkin Foty - Семкин Фотий Петрович
7 August 1881 Born in St Petersburg
1914 -1920 Lieutenant, both in Army and in Kolczack's Civil War Army.
1920 Arrived in China from Mongolia.
1927 Hong Kong to Townsville.
1927 Ayr ( QLD )
1927 Katherine, works on the railway construction.
1929 Co farms block 86 with Kriloff
1930 Farms block 87
1940 Denied naturalization because of insufficient command of English.
1948 Naturalized. Described as a pensioner.
23/2/1956 -Dies in Katherine.
Part of his block was used as an army farm. Was a hard working man who spoke little English. Described as 5' 9", Blue eyes, grey hair.
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