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DRURY, Albert James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX8396 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Independent Company |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1912 |
| Home Town: | Thorneside, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Thorneside, Queensland, Australia, 8 March 1992, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396 | |
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| 16 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Unit: I.C.T.S.C. Taken on Strength Redbank, QLD | |
| 27 Dec 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Middle East | |
| 27 Dec 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Embarked from Sydney, Australia Unit: I.C.T.S.C. | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Disembarked Middle East Unit: I.C.T.S.C. | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Embarked from Middle East on H.M.T. Strathallan | |
| 17 Mar 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Disembarked 4 M.D from H.M.T. Strathallan | |
| 26 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/5th Independent Company | |
| 7 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, 2nd/5th Independent Company | |
| 10 Apr 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/5th Independent Company | |
| 18 Feb 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/5th Independent Company, Reverted back to the rank of Private (Own Request) | |
| 5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396 | |
| 5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, 2nd/5th Independent Company, Redbank, QLD |
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