Regimental number | 4191 |
Place of birth | Surry Hills, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Butler |
Address | 362 Norton Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29.10 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, O W Dryden, 362 Norton Street, Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Warwick Farm, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 54th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Third Battle of Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 31 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery (Enclosure No 2, Plot I, Row A, Grave No 22), nr Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 159 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 54th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 16 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 16-17 July 1916 (gun shot wound, face); admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 20 July 1916; transferred to Ambulance Train, 21 July 1916, and admitted to 30th General Hospital, Calais; transferred to England, 26 July 1916, and admitted to Norfolk War Hospital, 27 July 1916; transferred to Croydon War Hospital, 5 January 1917; to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, 5 February 1917; discharged on furlough, 14 February 1917, to report to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 28 February 1917. Marched into Overseas Training Depot, Perham Downs, 3 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 10 September 1917; rejoined 54th Bn, in the field, 20 September 1917. Wounded in action (second occasion), 26 September 1917. Died of wounds, 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 26 September 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DRYDEN Oliver William |