Regimental number | 2174 |
Place of birth | Mordialloc, Victoria |
School | Mordialloc State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stableman |
Address | John Street, Mordialloc, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles Droop, John Street, Mordialloc, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Citizen Military Forces |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 29th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/46/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 29th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Morlancourt, France |
Age at death | 23.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Mericourt 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 connections | Two cousins killed Edward and Joseph Ryan. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |