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DRISCOLL, Sidney Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2380 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1915, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Camel Corps |
| Born: | Recherche Bay, Tasmania, 3 January 1889 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sawyer |
| Died: | Bega, NSW, 1 February 1985, aged 96 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bega Cemetery, New South Wales |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2380, Reinforcements WW1, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 17 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 2380, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 17 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 2380, Camel Corps, RMS Morea, Sydney |
Personal Stories
Sidney Frederick Driscoll
Sidney enlisted on 11th September 1915 at the age of 26 years and 8 months - married with l child, living in Balmain, N.S.W. He was already serving in the Rifle Reserve, before enlistment. He served with the 4th Camel battalion at Choubra, Moascar and Abbassia. In April of 1918, the Imperial Camel Corps was disbanded, and he became part of the 14th Light Horse Brigade. He was discharged on 16th May 1919.
Submitted 26 October 2014 by Jan Pfitzner
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Henrietta Driscoll
Husband of Vera Driscoll nee Evans Of 361 Oxford St., Paddington, NSW
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