DRUCE  W.

Given Names:  Wilfred Selbourne

               

Service Number:  13093

Unit:  Aux Mechanical Transport Column, Section 3                                                          

Rank:  Driver   

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  26 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Motor Driver                                                                                              

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4¾ In                  

Weight:  121 Lbs

Chest:  32-35½ In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  12/9/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Mary Wilhelmina Druce

12 Maud Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  22/12/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Persic A34

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Persic    

Embarked:  3/7/1919                                 

Disembarked:  29/8/1919

Unit:  2nd DMTC                                                                                                                           

Rank:  Driver

Discharge Date:  6/10/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  61340

Victory Medal:  59542

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1890

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  William Theophilus DRUCE         

Mother:  Mary Wilhelmina CLARKE

 

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse:  

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 2/3/1983                            

Place: South Melbourne, Victoria             

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary