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|birthplace = <small>Bunbury, WA</small>
|residence = <small>Bunbury, WA</small>
|residence = <small>Bunbury, WA</small>
|dod = <small>6 Jun 1916
|dod = <small>6 Jun 1915
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|relatives = <small>Brother - [[BLYTHE, Francis Albert - 858]]<br>Father - James Drummond<br>Mother - Eliza Houlahan</small>
|relatives = <small>Brother - [[BLYTHE, Francis Albert - 858]]<br>Father - James Drummond<br>Mother - Eliza Houlahan</small>
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This will was written on board the hospital ship that evacuated Drummond from the beach at Anzac Cove.
A copy of Drummond's will was sent back to Perth so that it could be Proven and Registered in the Supreme Court of WA. Only then could his estate be released to his mother.
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Latest revision as of 17:22, 13 February 2025

Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia



Driver Drummond James Blythe
PD358.177.jpg
Conflict World War 1
Service Arm Australian Imperial Force
Unit 11th Infantry Battalion, D Company
Service No. 863
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 26 Sep 1892
Birthplace Bunbury, WA
Residence Bunbury, WA
Date of Death 6 Jun 1915
Relatives Brother - BLYTHE, Francis Albert - 858
Father - James Drummond
Mother - Eliza Houlahan











A copy of Drummond's will was sent back to Perth so that it could be Proven and Registered in the Supreme Court of WA. Only then could his estate be released to his mother.





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