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DRURY, Walter Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX13107 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 23 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | War Related, Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 25 November 1980, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Walkerston Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 Jun 1940: | Involvement QX13107 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX13107 | |
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX13107, Recruit Depot, Enoggera, QLD | |
| 16 Aug 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX13107, Unit: 2/11 Field Company Taken on Strength | |
| 24 Jan 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, Unit: 2/11 Field Company | |
| 7 Feb 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, Unit: 2/11 Field Company Promotion Reverted to Sapper | |
| 28 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, QX13107, Australia's Front Line (incl Darwin Defenders), Unit: 2/11 Field Company | |
| 17 Jan 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, QX13107, Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) Operational Service: Timor | |
| 17 Jan 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, QX13107, Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) | |
| 22 Jan 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, QX13107, Disembarked: Koepang, Timor Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) | |
| 22 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) Missing In Action believed Captured Airkom, Timor | |
| 10 Aug 1943: | Imprisoned Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) Interned Java POW Camp Netherlands East Indies | |
| 29 Sep 1945: | Imprisoned Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) Recovered from Java POW Camp Netherlands East Indies | |
| 14 Oct 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, QX13107, Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) Returned to Australia | |
| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, QX13107, Unit: 2/11 Field Company (Sparrow Force) Place of Discharge: L of C Redbank, QLD | |
| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged | |
| 17 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX13107 |
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