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DRUMMOND, William Roy Sharp
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 277 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Semaphore, South Australia, October 1890 |
| Home Town: | Semaphore, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | LeFevre Peninsula Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Largs Bay, South Australia , 15 December 1966, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Exeter Semaphore Uniting Church (fmly Wesleyan) Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 277, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 277, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 277, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 14 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 277, 50th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
William was awarded his Military Medal by General Birdwood (UK) on 6 March 1920
William Drummond was a member of the Port Adelaide Premiership winning team in 1914. On the way to winning the Premiership the team only lost one match. This was a first for any team in the league.
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