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Thomas Charles DRY

Regimental number944
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolNorth Melbourne State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWatchmaker
Address42 Dudley Street, West Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs M H Dry, 42 Dudley Street,West Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date6 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 10 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialSerre Road Cemetery No. 2 (Plot XIII, Row G, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Benson and Margaret Hamilton DRY, "Haversford" Alameda Avenue, Maribyrnong, Victoria. Born at North Melbourne

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