Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te wā i whakatūria ai ngā kōhanga patu Latvian i te tau 1915, i Uzbekistan a Auzāns. I hoki mai ia ki Latvia i te tau 1916 ka uru ki tetahi roopu kaipatu; i te mutunga ka riro ko ia te rangatira o te 7th Bauska Rifleman Regiment. I mua i ngā Pakanga Kirihimete rongonui
, I tohua a Auzāns hei rangatira mo te 2nd Latvian Rifleman Brigade.