Russian AnzacsEdward Dryen
| Alias | Abraham Dryen |
|---|---|
| Russian spelling | Аврам Соломонович Друян |
| Born | 3.03.1882 |
| Place | Pavlograd, Ekaterinoslav, Ukraine |
| Ethnic origin | Jewish |
| Father | Solomon (Samuel) Dryen |
| Mother | Sonia Dryen (neé Krantz) |
| Family | Wife Eva Dryen (neé Bear) married 2.07.1914 at Broken Hill; Son Ronald Gordon b.1916 - served WWII in coastal artillery Sydney, Newcastle and Lae, daughter Betty b.1918; wife Lilly May Dryen (nee Bishard) |
| Arrived at Australia |
from Ukraine on 10.8.1894 per Oldenburg disembarked at Adelaide |
| Residence before enlistment | Broken Hill, Sydney |
| Occupation | Storekeeper |
| Naturalisation | Thought he was naturalised on his father's application in 1903. Discovered during WWII 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. |
| Residence after the war | Wagga Wagga, Gundagai, Manilla, Sydney |
| Died | 27.02.1961 Sydney |
Service #1 – Permanent Military Forces of the Commonwealth
| Service number | 490 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 28.08.1916 |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney |
| Unit | Australian Instructional Corps |
| Rank | Acting Staff Sergeant Major |
| Discharged | 12.4.1917 |
Service #2 – WWII
| Service number | N278844 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted | 12.08.1941 |
| Place of enlistment | Recruiting depot E C, NSW |
| Unit | Central OR Depot AAOC Sydney |
| Rank | Private |
| Discharged | 16.09.1944 MU |
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA)
WWII service records (NAA)
Alien registration (NAA)
Family Tree on Ancestry.com
* Information for this page was kindly provided by Robyn Dryen
Blog article
From Falling stars: The story of Anzacs from Ukraine:
The pioneer of emigration [in south-eastern states] was Edward (Abram) Dryen, whose family lived in the Jewish farming colony of Veselaya in Katerynoslav Province. Landing in Adelaide in 1894, he soon moved to the rapidly growing mining town of Broken Hill, where he kept a shop.
Gallery
Edward Dryen
Courtesy of Robyn Dryen