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Charles Ernest DROOP

Regimental number2174
Place of birthMordialloc, Victoria
SchoolMordialloc State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStableman
AddressJohn Street, Mordialloc, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Charles Droop, John Street, Mordialloc, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the Citizen Military Forces
Enlistment date26 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name29th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/46/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 18 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll29th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 July 1918
Place of death or woundingMorlancourt, France
Age at death23.11
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialMericourt L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 11), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
115
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated ('Pro Deo et Patria') in St Augustine's Anglican Church (stained glass window), Mentone, Victoria. Parents: Charles and Julie DROOP. Native of Mordialloc, Victoria
Family/military connectionsTwo cousins killed Edward and Joseph Ryan.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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