"A noble hero true and brave, peacefully sleeps in a soldier's grave"
DRAISEY, Edward Hansford
Service No: 626 Private 32nd Battalion, 31st Battalion
Born: Georgetown, Queensland Mother: Mary DRAISEY Of Ashton Estate, West End, Townsville, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Stockman Enlisted: 15 November 1915 Embarkation: 18 May 1916 from Sydney per ‘Demosthenes’ Age: 26 years Served in England & France Returned to Australia: 23 July 1919 per ‘Durham’ Discharged: 6 September 1919
Queenslanders who fought in the Great War
DRAKE, Allan Stanley
Service No 1637 Private 49th Battalion
Born Brisbane, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 31 December 1915 Served on the Western Front Killed in action 20 November 1916 Buried AIF Burial Ground IV J 2
DRAKE, Theodore Augustus
Service No 6006 Private 15th Batttalion
Born Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland Son of M DRAKE Of 19 Palmerston Road, Rthmines, Dublin Ireland Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer Resided Eumundi, Qld. Enlisted 25 January 1916 Served on the Western Front Returned to Australia 15 June 1919
DRIVER, Herbert
Service No 4296 Private 31st Battalion
Born Suffolk, England Son of Mary DRIVER Of Highhouse Farm, Peasenhall, Suffolk, England Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Toowoomba, Qld. Enlisted 23 October 1916 Returned to Australia 30 January 1918
DROCHMAN, Frederick (centre)
Service no 1014 Sergeant 5th Light Horse Regiment
Born 09 February 1878 at Rockhampton, Qld. Son of Frederick DROCHMAN Of Rockhampton,. Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 17 January 1915 at Ayr, Qld. Served in Egypt Returned to Australia 03 August 1919 per 'Madras'
Courtesy of Julie A Oakes
Photograph taken at Kitchiner Studios, Enoggera, Brisbane . Paul (Frederick) Drochmann- (centre Soldier)- Other Soldiers unknown.
DRUCE, William Leslie Raymond
Service No: 36515 Driver 14th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Narrabri, NSW Mother: Annie May DRUCE Of Taabinga via Kingaroy, Queensland Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer Enlisted: 20 October 1916 Embarkation: 5 November 1917 from Sydney per ;Pt Sydney’ Age: 21 years Served in France & England Returned to Australia: 3 June 1919 per ‘Medic Discharged: 26 June 1919
Queenslanders who fought in the Great War
DRUITT, William Bewley
Service No 2472 Private 49th Battalion
Born Dublin, Ireland Son of Thomas and Margaret DRUITT Of 2 Victoria Terrace, Teremure, Dublin, Ireland Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Enlisted 20 March 1915 at Toowoomba, Qld. Killed in action 07 June 1917 in Belgium Aged 34 years Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial
DRUMMOND, Matthew Andrew
Service No 1864 Corporal Australian Mounted Divisional Train
Born Eskdale, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Grazier Resided Wondai, Qld. Enlisted 02 September 1915 Returned to Australia 15 June 1919
DRUMMOND, Peter
Service no 3732 Sergeant 15th Battalion
Born 31 March 1896 at Balquhidder, Scotland Son of Annie DRUMMOND of Long Street, Toowoomba Husband of E M DRUMMOND, Felix Street, Wooloowin Enlisted 03 September 1915 at Toowoomba, Qld Occupation prior to enlistment Machinist Served in Egypt, France and Belgium Wounded at Messines August 1917 Returned to Australia August 1918 per 'Port Darwin' and discharged as medically unfit 01 November 1918
All Australia Memorial Queensland Section A
DRURY, David
Service No: 508 Driver 26th Battalion
Born: Cairns, Queensland Son of John Drury, Atherton, Queensland Occupation prior to Enlistment: Farrier Enlisted: 3rd June 1915, Enoggera, Qld. Served In: France Returned to Australia 20th July 1919 per “Mahia”
Queenslanders who fought in the Great War
DRURY, Frederick
Service No 3276 Driver 15th Battalion
Born Brisbane, Qld. Son of E DRURY Of Cabbage Tree Dawn via Ipswich, Qld. Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer Resided Mary Street, Rosalie, Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 26 July 1915 Returned to Australia 13 February 1917
DRURY, Harry
Service No: 308 Driver 26th Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland Son of Harry Drury, Annie Street, Larwood, Brisbane, Queensland Occupation prior to Enlistment: Engine Driver Enlisted: 8th April 1915, Brisbane, Qld. Served In: France Returned to Australia 23rd April 1919 per “Kashmir”
DRUST, Joseph Johnson
Service No 2130 Private 49th Battalion
Born Grimsley, England Son of Elizabeth DRUST Of 48 Oxford Street, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Occupation prior to enlistment Butcher Resided Townsville, Qld. Enlisted 22 February 1915 Returned to Australia 05 April 1919
DRY, George Edward
Service No 5079 Private 48th Battalion
Born Otago, New Zealand Son of George and Jane Anne DRY Of Otago South Island, New Zealand Occupation prior to enlistment Railway Employee Resided Brisbane, Qld. Enlisted 24 November 1915 Served on the Western Front Awarded Military Medal Killed in action 24 June 1918 Aged 37 years Buried Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery XIII E 10
DRYDEN, Robert George
Service No 4178 Private 9th Battalion
Born Picola, Vic. Son of William Edward and Sarah Jane DRYDEN Of Cobram, Vic. Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer Resided Toowoomba, Qld. Enlisted 01 September 1915 Served on the Western Front Died of wounds 26 August 1916 Aged 25 years Buried PUchevillers British Cemetery III E 30