Regimental number | 1068 |
Place of birth | Wauchope New South Wales |
School | West Kempsey District School and Hereford House, Sydney, NSW |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Commission agent |
Address | Kempsey, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Alfred John Druitt, town clerk, Kempsey, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 25th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/42/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches For bravery in rescuing wounded under fire during the attack on Pozieres Ridges. Killed in action. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot III, Row J, Grave No. 39), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 104 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred John and Susan Josephine Druitt, Kempsey, New South Wales. Native of Wanehope |
Family/military connections | Brothers John Edward Druitt served with the above at Gallipoli and Paul Raymond Druitt served 3 years in France in 9th Field Ambulance. |