DRYDEN, Herbert Thomas
| Service Number: | 1756 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 August 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery I. E. 10. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1756, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1756, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aubrey Bairstow
Herbert Thomas Dryden, or Bert as he was known, enlisted in March 1916 aged 22 , stating that he was a market gardener from South Yarra. He embarked from Melbourne in June 1916 and entered France in November of that year.
On 7 June 1917 Bert was wounded in action with a gun shot wound to his thigh, likely at Messines, and was admitted to hospital in England for 2 months. He returned to his Battalion in France and served with them until he was killed in action in August 1918 during the attack on the village at Proyart.
His death was tragic. During an attack he was a with a group from his Battalion who were away from the immediate line of fire. He heard an explosion and stood up to observe what had happened and was struck with a piece of shrapnel in the head or neck, falling back onto his friend and dying immediately.