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John Russell DREW

Regimental number3295
Place of birthBendigo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAberdeen Street, Dockville, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M A Drew, Aberdeen Street, Dockville, South Australia
Enlistment date27 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot III, Row I, Grave No. 1), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia. Parents: Richard and Mary Ann DREW, Aberdeen Street, Dockville, Port Adelaide, South Australia. Native of Bendigo, Victoria
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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