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Mark Richard DRURY

Regimental number3300
Place of birthChatham England
SchoolLuton School, Chatham, England
Age on arrival in Australia13
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressPaddington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinFather, Mark Drury, 104 Sutherland Street, Paddington, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date17 July 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name36th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/53/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 2 August 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 August 1918
Place of death or wounding"The Battle of the Road Wood Sector" (near the River Somme) France
Age at death19
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row P, Grave No. 26), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mark and Emma DRURY, 124 Sutherland Street, Paddington, New South Wales. Born in England
Family/military connectionsFather and brother served in the AIF.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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