Neville Stanley Drury (1920 - 2000)

Born 12 Apr 1920 in Lansdowne, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Joyce Ena (Bignell) Drury — married 19 Jan 1943 in Hannam Vale, New South Wales, Australia

Died 4 May 2000 at age 80 in New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Neville Stanley DRURY, son of Alfred Ernest DRURY and Laura MINETT, was born on 12 April 1920 in Lansdowne, Manning River, New South Wales, Australia, ^[1] died on 4 May 2000 in New South Wales, Australia at age 80, and was buried in Dawson River Lawn Cemetery, Cundletown, New South Wales, Australia.

Neville married Joyce Ena ("Joy") BIGNELL, daughter of Robert Alexander ("Alex") BIGNELL and Emelia Alice ("Emmie") SEABORN, on 19 January 1943 in Hannam Vale, Manning River, New South Wales, Australia.

Joy was born on 9 January 1922 in Hannam Vale, Manning River, New South Wales, Australia, died on 11 November 2004 in New South Wales, Australia at age 82, and was buried in Dawson River Lawn Cemetery, Cundletown, New South Wales, Australia.

They had three children: Gwenda Joy, Denise Joan, and Maxine Gay.

Noted events in his life were:

• Residence ~ 7 February 1944 ~ Neville lived in Hannam Vale, NSW.

• WW2 Service ~ 7 February 1944 ~ Neville enlisted in the Australian Army.

• WW2 Service ~ 11 December 1945 ~ Neville was discharged with the rank of Private, in the 19th Battalion.

Sources

1. ↑ Online indexes for New South Wales Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages - Birth entry for Neville S DRURY, 1920 - accessed 18 April 2021

   Registration no.: 24440/1920

   Date: 1920

   Name: Neville S DRURY

   Parents: Alfred E and Laura

   District: Taree, New South Wales, Australia

• "World War 2 Nominal Roll" ,[1]
  Service Record: Name DRURY, NEVILLE STANLEY - Service Australian Army - Service Number NX191585 (N16887) - Date of Birth 12 Apr 1920 - Place of Birth LANDSDOWNE, NSW - Date of Enlistment 7 Feb 1944 - Locality on Enlistment HANNAM VALE, NSW - Place of Enlistment FIELD, NSW - Next of Kin DRURY, JOYCE - Date of Discharge 11 Dec 1945 - Rank Private - Posting at Discharge 19 Battalion - WW2 Honours and Gallantry None for display - Prisoner of War No.

• "Australian Cemeteries Index" .[2]
  Inscription for Neville Stanley Drury - Cemetery: Dawson River (Taree) Lawn - Birth Date: 12 Apr 1920 - Death Date: 4 May 2000 - Age: 80y - Remarks: NX191585 Pte 19 Bn; h/Joyce Ena; father; gf - Portion: Lwn - Row: S1915.

• "NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages, 1788-1970" .[3]
  Marriage: Groom's name, Bride's name, Year, District, Reg. Number
  Neville Stanley Drury & Joyce Ena Bignell 1943 Taree NSW BDM 06332.