School | Menzies State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | Lewisham, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Drinkwater, 18 Victoria Street, Lewisham, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served as Sergeant and 2nd Lieutenant in the Irish Rifles or 33rd Inf Battalion. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 13th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/30/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row M, Grave No. 23), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Alfred and Ella Josephine DRINKWATER, 18 Albert Street, Petersham, New South Wales. Native of Moruya |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 206 Sergeant George Mahoney DRINKWATER, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 5 November 1919; [2912] Lt Bertie Leslie DRINKWATER MM, 31st Bn, effective abroad (still overseas). |