Richard John DRAPER

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Service Number:	5366
Enlisted:	8 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Long Gully, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Chuignes, France, 23 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot VI, Row E, Grave No. 13, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor

8 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road
4 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW to right arm, thigh. Evacuated to hospital. Rejoined unit 7 November 1917.
14 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck
9 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
23 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5366, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes

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