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DRAKE, Richard Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 357 |
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Enlisted: | 5 June 1915, Hobart, Tas. |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Kempton, Tasmania, Australia, 1891 |
Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Latrobe State School, Tasmania |
Occupation: | Soldier (RAGA) |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 4 October 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery Plot I, Row F, Grave No, 75 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
5 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 357, Siege Artillery Brigade, Hobart, Tas. | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 357, Siege Artillery Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 357, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
23 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, France | |
4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 357, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 357 awm_unit: 36th Australian Heavy Artillery Group awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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