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DRYSDALE, George Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 461 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cressy, Victoria, Australia, July 1886 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Fettes College, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Cane farmer |
| Died: | Died of illness whilst a prisoner of war, Angora, Turkey, 8 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 461, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 29 Aug 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 461, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 461, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 461, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 461, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, Quinns Post | |
| 8 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Egypt | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Imprisoned Battle of Romani, Died of typhus 8 April 1917 at Angora camp in Turkey. Originally buried in Armenian Cemetery, Angora. | |
| 8 Apr 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 461, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 461 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-04-08 |
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