Harry Draper WILLIS

Service Number:	3498
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	56th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial

World War 1 Service

24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3498, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3498, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney

WW1

The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 142 & 277. Prior to the war he was a steward of Leichhardt NSW. He enlisted 13th Dec 1916 aged 27 years. He served with the 56th Infantry Battalion. Unfortunately, he was Killed In Action 25th July 1918. Rest In Peace. Lest We Forget

Submitted 7 April 2020 by Maxwell HILL

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