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Arthur Sydney DRUMMOND

Regimental number6752
Place of birthScarborough, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationAssistant stationmaster
AddressDoodlakine, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 9"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Agnes Drummond, 158 Wittenoom Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 July 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 June 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 February 1918
Discharge date19 May 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 12 June 1917.

Wounded in action (second occasion), 19 October 1917 (gun shot wound, left axilla).

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 28 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Perth, 19 May 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death20 March 1948
Age at death65
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, DRUMMOND Arthur Sydney

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