Charles Frederick DROUGHT

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DROUGHT, Charles Frederick

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Unspecified British Units
Born:	1891, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Geelong Grammar School
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Struck by a shell and died of wounds, Etaples, France, 31 December 1915
Cemetery:	Etaples Military Cemetery Plot I, Row A, Grave 17 Headstone Inscription "ELDER SON OF CANON C.E. DROUGHT M.A. ST. JOHN'S, TOORAK. MELBOURNE"
Memorials:	Geelong Grammar School Community Members Who Served, MCC Roll of Honour 1914 - 1918 - Melbourne Cricket Club

World War 1 Service

31 Dec 1915:	Involvement Captain, Officer, Unspecified British Units, Served with 7th Battalion of Lincolnshire Regiment

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Canon Charles Edward Drought of St.Paul’s Cathedral and St.John’s, Toorak. Educated at Geelong Grammar School – Senior Prefect and Captain of the School 1911, First XI 1908-1911, Head of River Crews 1910-1911. Played in MCC Club Elevens and held a Prize Membership to Exhibitioners 1910-12. Commissioned in the 7th Battalion of the Lincolnshire Regiment in 1914. He was struck by a shell while attempting to rescue some wounded men at Ypres, and was taken to Le Touquet where, after suffering the amputation of his leg, he died on December 31, 1915.

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