Regimental number | 6988 |
Place of birth | Wedderburn, Victoria |
School | Wedderburn State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of Christ |
Occupation | Engine cleaner |
Address | Wedderburn, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Drysdale, Wedderburn, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/22/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 43 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Annie Frances DRYSDALE, Wedderburn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 1271 Pte Alfred Oswald BINGER, 29th Bn, killed in action, 26-27 September 1917; 492 Sapper Maxwell BINGER, 2nd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 4 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |