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DRYDEN, Oliver William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4191 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1915, Warwick Farm, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Liechhardt Public School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Ypres, Belgium, 26 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bedford House Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium Enclosure 21, Row A, Grave 22 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 1st Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4191, 1st Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4191, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fransferred from the 1st Battalion to the 54th Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir | |
| 16 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4191, 54th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the face | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 4191, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4191 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Oliver William and Annie M. Dryden of 362 Norton Street, Leichardt, Sydney, NSW
Mr and Mrs. Dryden, 177 Norton-street, Leichhardt, have been notified that their eldest son, Oliver William Dryden, has died of wounds in France. A younger brother is a
prisoner in Germany.
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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