Regimental number | 3506 |
Place of birth | Riga, Latvia, Russia |
Other Names | Adolphe Leopold |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Barber |
Address | Perth GPO, Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Rendolf Drager, Boldere, Nordviertoff, Russia |
Previous military service | Nil |
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Place of enlistment | Perth, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 51st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance |
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War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 51st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 3 March 1916. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 17 April 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined Bn, 21 April 1916. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916. Admitted to 13th Field Ambulance, 25 July1916 (influenza); transferred same day to 1st Divisional Rest Station; discharged to unit, 31 July 1916. Wounded in action, 14-16 August 1916 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to 26th General Hospital, Etaples, 16 August 1916; to 4th Division Base, 21 August 1916; to 4th Divisional Rest Camp, 4 September 1916; to 4th Division Base, 17 September 1916; rejoined unit in the field, 1 October 1916. Wounded in action, 18 July 1917; admitted to hospital, Abbeville, 19 July 1917; transferred to England, 24 July 1917, and admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, 25 July 1917 (wound: severe); discharged on furlough, 18 September -2 October 1917, to report to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott. Marched in to Oversas Training Bn, Longbridge Deverill, from No 3 Command Depot, 19 October 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 November 1917; rejoined Bn in the field, 26 November 1917. Wounded in action, 24 April 1918 (shrapnel wound, left thigh); admitted to 1st General Hospital, Etretat: 'dangerously ill', 8 May 1918; left thigh amputated; transferred to England, 10 June 1918, and admitted to Horton County of London War Hospital, Epsom, 11 June 1918; to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Southall, 12 December 1918; discharged on furlough, 21 December 1918, to report to 2nd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, 4 January 1919. Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board 'Czar', 24 March 1919; transferred to 'Dongala' (no further details); disembarked Fremantle, 7 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), 20 July 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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