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David Drummond HARPER

Regimental number1141
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolWhitehill Higher Grades, Glasgow, Scotland
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressC/o Mr D H Drummond, Oakwood, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, A Harper, 571 Alexander Parade, Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment date12 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A74 Marathon on 4 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateDied of wounds 29 May 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois-Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 21), Steenwerck, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
122
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Sophia HARPER, 571 Alexandra Parade, Glasgow, Scotland
Family/military connectionsCousin; Lt Morris Drummond, 18th Battalion, killed in action
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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