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Bacchus Marsh
Avenue of Honour

Private William Alexander Drever

1892
Born
17/2/1915
Enlisted at Bacchus Marsh, VIC, in the AIF, 6th Reinforcements, 8th Light Horse Regiment, aged 23
21/6/1915
Embarked aboard the HMAT A66 Uganda
17/9/1915
Joined the 8th Light Horse at Gallipoli
17/10/1915 - 19/10/1915
To hospital, sick - Gallipoli
29/10/1915
To hospital, sick - Gallipoli
7/11/1915
Admitted to hospital - Gibraltar - Pneumonia
19/12/1915
Admitted to 3rd London General Hospital - - Enteric Fever
15/2/1916
Marched in to 2nd Training Battalion, No. 3 camp
11/4/1916 - 15/4/1916
AWL - award, 24 hours detention and forfeit 6 days pay
9/7/1916 - 14/7/1916
AWL - award, 144 hours detention and forfeit 11 days pay
6/9/1916
Transferred to the 8th Battalion
1/10/1916
Joined unit in France
20/11/1916
To hospital, sick - France
11/12/1916
Admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, England - bronchitis and Trench Fever
23/1/1917
Transferred to Dartmouth Convalescent Hospital
26/1/1917 - 10/2/1917
Discharged to furlough
28/2/1917
Proceeding overseas to France
11/3/1917
Rejoined unit in the Field
4/10/1917
Killed in action, Belgium during the Battle of Broodseinde Ridge
Buried near Zonnebeke, Belgium

Last updated by lee, Thu, 06 May 2021 20:44:10