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Private Sidney Drane
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Private Sidney Drane Veteran

Birth
Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death
19 Jul 1916 (aged 31–32)
France
Monument
Fromelles, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Add to Map
Plot
Panel 8. No known grave
Memorial ID
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Regimental number 1125
Religion Church of England
Occupation Driver
Address Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 30
Next of kin Mrs M Drane, 126 Broughams Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date 2 October 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll 1186
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 53rd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Regimental number 1125
Religion Church of England
Occupation Driver
Address Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Marital status Married
Age at embarkation 30
Next of kin Mrs M Drane, 126 Broughams Street, Darlinghurst, New South Wales
Enlistment date 2 October 1914
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 22 December 1914
Regimental number from Nominal Roll 1186
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 53rd Battalion
Fate Killed in Action 19 July 1916
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Gravesite Details

Private, 53rd Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action. Age: Unknown.


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  • Maintained by: Cobber
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 5, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55965234/sidney-drane: accessed ), memorial page for Private Sidney Drane (1884–19 Jul 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55965234, citing V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by Cobber (contributor 50072026).