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DREW, Sydney George Washington
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4395 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 November 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa, 11 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Smith Street Superior Public School, Rozelle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Apprentice electrician |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Adelaide Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4395, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4395, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4395, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 18 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4395, Joined the 20th Battalion in Belgium. | |
| 12 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4395, Evacuated to England with trench feet. | |
| 1 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 4395, Attached to Dental Staff, 3rd Australian Command Depot, England as found to be under 19. | |
| 20 May 1918: | Involvement Private, 4395, Rejoined 20th Battalion then near Sailly-le-Sec, Somme. | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4395, 20th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
4395 Private Sydney George Washington (George) Drew, 20th Battalion. Pte Drew was killed in action on 8 August 1918, aged 19 years.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Sydney George Washington DREW was born in Cape Colony, South Africa in 1899
His parents were Herbert Wallace DREW & Minnie Gertrude CONNER who married in Sydney, NSW on 25th February, 1890
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