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DRURY, Robert Henry
| Service Number: | 12609 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Inglewood, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Builder |
| Died: | 10 February 1965, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
North Road Cemetery, Nailsworth, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Houghton War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 | |
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| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 12609, 11th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 12609, 11th Field Ambulance, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide |
Military Medal Citation
'At 5 a.m. on 4th July, 1918, near HAMEL east of CORBIE, Private DRUY showed conspicuously in courage, resource and devotion to duty in collecting wounded from Front Line to R.A.P. whilst under heavy shell fire. His dash in carrying this out stood out from his comrades. Later he carried from the RA.A.P. to Motor Loading Post over shell swept ground. On the night of the 5th July, 1918, he voluntarily collected many wounded from the front line and carried them to the R.A.P. all the while under shell fire. He worked for two days carrying continuously with untiring energy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919
Submitted 4 August 2015 by James Fitzroy
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Robert was awarded his Military Medal by General Birdwood, visiting from England, in Adelaide on 6 March 1920.
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