Georgy Matsievsky

Who was Georgy Matsievsky?

Georgy Evgenievich Matsievsky was a Baikal Cossack, active participant of the White movement in Transbaikal, Lieutenant-General.

He was a son of Evgeniy Matsievsky. Georgy Matsievsky was graduated from the 3rd Moscow Cadet Corps and the Cavalry Institution in 1903. He volunteered as a private Cossack in the 3rd Verkhneudinsk regiment which participated in the suppression of the Boxer Rebellion. Georgy Matsievsky was awarded with the Order of St. George of the Fourth Degree for his bravery during the siege of Wang Gun. From 1903 to 1917 Georgy Matsievsky served as an officer in the 1st Verkhneudinsk regiment.

He took part in the Russo-Japanese War and in May 1904 Georgy Matsievsky was awarded with the Order of St. Anna of the 4th class when he together with 12 Cossacks broke through from besieged Port Arthur and delivered an important missive to the head of the Manchurian Army. Georgy Matsievsky was wounded repeatedly.

He was shell-shocked on February 22, 1915 but stayed on the front. Georgy Matsievsky was decorated with the Distinguished Service Order in 1916 and gained a colonel in 1917.