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DRUMMOND, Percy John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2264A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 April 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 4 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 16 August 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Board (Original), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Glandore State Wards & Orphans Honour Roll, Wasleys and District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2264A, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2264A, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2264A, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2264A, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2264A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2264A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-16 |
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"LATE PTE. P. J. DRUMMOND.
Mrs. Veal, Waymouth street, Adelaide, has learned that her son, Percy James Drummond, was killed in action in France on August 16. He was her youngest son. Another son, Fred, has returned from the front wounded." - from the Adelaide Register 20 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)