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DRURY, William Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12788 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1916, Adelaide South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Houghton, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Porter |
| Died: | 22 December 1953, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Houghton War Memorial, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 12788, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 12788, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 12788, 15th Field Ambulance |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
William Edward grew up in Houghton, South Australia. He was the son of Mrs E. J. Drury, who lived in Inglewood, South Australia. Before enlisting in the army, William Edward worked as a Railway Porter. On his Attestation Form, it described him as having blue eyes, brown hair and his religion was nominated as Methodist. He was 20 years and 8 months old, healthy and strong when he enlisted 11th January 1916. He embarked 31st May 1916 and served in France. He began the journey back to Australia in June 1919 and was discharged in September 1919.