Mark Richard DRURY

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Service Number:	3300
Enlisted:	17 July 1917, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Chatham, England, 1896
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Luton School, England
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 31 August 1918
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V, Row P, Grave 26, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

17 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3300, Sydney, New South Wales
2 Aug 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3300, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: ''
2 Aug 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3300, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Sydney
31 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3300, 34th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3300 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-31

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Arrived in Australia aged 13 years.

Son of Mark and Emma Drury of 124 Sutherland Street, Paddington, NSW. Father and brother both served in the AIF

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal