Topic: AIF - 2B - 6 LHR
6th LHR, AIF
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
Halven Roy Drady
Halven Roy Drady's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Halven Roy Drady
Service number: 863
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 6th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 5 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: DRADY, Tpr. Halven Roy, 863. 6th Australian Light Horse. 5th Aug., 1916.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Halven Roy Drady from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 863 |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o E. Drady, Star Gully, Grenfell, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Brother, Ernest Drady, Star Gully, Grenfell, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | 5 December 1914 |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | 4 December 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 5 August 1916 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Town. Grenfell, New South Wales |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
6th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 6th LHR, Roll of Honour, Halven Roy Drady
Posted by Project Leader
at 12:01 AM EADT
Updated: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 1:12 PM EADT
