Edward Dryen

Alias: Abraham Dryen     Russian spelling Аврам Соломонович Друен

Born: 3.03.1882  Place: Pavlograd, Ukraine  Ethnic/cultural origin: Jewish/Russian Religion: Jewish

Father: Solomon Dryen   Mother: Sonia Dryen (neé Krantz)

Arrived in Australia:

        from: Ukraine  on 10.8.1894  per Oldenburg   disembarked at Adelaide

Residence before enlistment: Broken Hill, Sydney

Occupation: Storekeeper

Wife: Eva Dryen (neé Bear) married 2.07.1914 at Broken Hill

Service*

        service number: 490   enlisted: 28.08.1916   POE: Sydney

        unit: Australian Instructional Corps    rank: Acting Staff Sergeant Major

        discharged: 12.4.1917

Residence after the war: Wagga, Gundagai, Manilla, Sydney

Family: Son Ronald Gordon b.1916 – served WW2 in coastal artillery Sydney, Newcastle and Lae, daughter Betty b.1918.

Naturalisation: Thought he was naturalised on his father’s application in 1903. Discovered during WW2 that as he had turned 21 between his father’s application and the grant of citizenship he remained an alien. Granted Australian citizenship in 1948.

WWII served 1941-1944 Central OR Depot AAOC Sydney, discharged medically unfit

Died: 1961 Sydney

Materials naturalisation (NAA)

WWII service records (NAA)

*Information for this page was kindly provided by Robyn Dryen

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