Sidney DRANE

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Service Numbers:	1125, 1186
Enlisted:	5 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	53rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia, 1884
Home Town:	Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

5 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1125
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1125, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1186, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1186 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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