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DRURY, Albert James
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX8396 |
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Enlisted: | 16 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Independent Company |
Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 6 March 1912 |
Home Town: | Thorneside, Queensland |
Schooling: | State School Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural Causes, Thorneside, Queensland, Australia, 8 March 1992, aged 80 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
16 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396 | |
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16 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Unit: I.C.T.S.C. Taken on Strength Redbank, QLD | |
27 Dec 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Middle East | |
27 Dec 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Embarked from Sydney, Australia Unit: I.C.T.S.C. | |
2 Feb 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Disembarked Middle East Unit: I.C.T.S.C. | |
17 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Embarked from Middle East on H.M.T. Strathallan | |
17 Mar 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, Disembarked 4 M.D from H.M.T. Strathallan | |
26 Sep 1942: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/5th Independent Company | |
7 Feb 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, 2nd/5th Independent Company | |
10 Apr 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/5th Independent Company | |
18 Feb 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/5th Independent Company, Reverted back to the rank of Private (Own Request) | |
5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396 | |
5 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX8396, 2nd/5th Independent Company, Redbank, QLD |
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