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DRISCOLL, Eric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2824 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Recherche Bay, Tasmania, 1 September 1893 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Recherche Bay, Tasmania |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Died: | Hobart, Tasmania, 10 November 1963, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hobart Federal Street Mission Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted | |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2824, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2824, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Eric Edgar Driscoll
Son of Thomas and Henrietta Driscoll of Recherche Bay, Tasmania. Eric's brothers, Darcy Wilmot, and Sidney Frederick all enlisted for service.
He left for France on the troop ship "Ulysses" on the 27th October 1915.
He was wounded in action in France, and had achieved the rank of Corporal.
Eric returned to Australia on 24th December 1918 on the "Takada".
After the war Eric, like his elder brother Darcy, he sat for his seaman's examinations and achieved the level of Master, of home trading ships in 1921.
Submitted 26 October 2014 by Jan Pfitzner