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DRAPER, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1151 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Morphettville, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Pane 53, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1151, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1151, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his brother John Draper who was serving with the Royal Navy. Contact address in 1917 was C/- his sister Mrs. L. Davy of 81 Monega Street, Forest Gate, London, England
Enlisted at Mrphettville, SA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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