Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Ulmarra, New South Wales |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Forwarding agent |
Address | 'Gladstone', Mitchell Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 45 |
Height | 6' 2" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Drummond, 'Gladstone', Mitchell Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in South Africa for 2.5 years; awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Holsworthy, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Dugald Drummond on NR |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted Lieutenant, Gallipoli, 1 May 1915. Tken on strength, 6th Light Horse Regiment, Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 13 July 1915, and posted to B Squadron. Wounded in action, 20 September 1915 (gun shot wound, left leg, fractured tibia and fibula: severe), and transferred same day to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, and then to HS 'Guildford Castle'; transferred to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 26 September 1915; to England, 16 November 1915, and admitted to 3rd London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 27 November 1915. Commenced return to Australia from Portland on board HT 'Ascanius', 17 March 1916; appointment terminated (discharged: gun shot wound, ankle), 14 November 1916. Re-embarked with Special Service. Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 58 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DRUMMOND Dougald |