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DRAPER, Charles McKenny
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3304 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Gosford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Gosford, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Waratah West, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 6 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery IV N 19 |
| Memorials: | Waratah Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3304, 13th Infantry Battalion, Gosford, NSW | |
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| 12 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 3304, 13th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 12 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 3304, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Sydney | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Eben Carter Draper and Emily Jane Draper, of Benevolent Home, Waratah, New South Wales.
LIEUTENANT DRAPER.
Matron Draper, Benevolent Home, Waratah, has received word that her youngest son, Lieutenant C. M. Draper, has been killed in action in France. He was only 20 years old, and was, prior to enlisting, employed in the Bank of Australasla, both in Newcastle and Maitland.
He has two elder brothers fighting in France.
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