DRAPER, Hubert James
| Service Number: | 779 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murchison, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Bendigo Central School No.1976, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Hairdresser |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Krithia, Gallipoli, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 779, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 779, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 779, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 779, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 779, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed in action at 2nd Krithia |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Birth name registered as Hubert James Draper, record number 31490
Son of James Daniel Draper and Mary Jane Draper nee Hancock of 50 Wattle Street, Bendigo, Victoria. Brother of Norman Sydney Draper who returned to Australia on 12 June1919 having served with the 6th Battalion
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces
Biography contributed by Larna Malone
Hubert James Draper was born in Murchison, Vic., the son of James Daniel & Mary Jane Draper, of 50 Wattle Street, Bendigo. Hubert was a Hairdresser and had been apprenticed with Fred. Martin, of Market-square, Bendigo. He was 19 years old and had previous military service with 67th Inf. He was amongst the early volunteers for the Expeditionary Force, enlisting on 18.8.14. The following day he left Bendigo for the Broadmeadows Camp. He was allotted Service no. 779 and appointed to ‘G’ Company, 7th Battalion.
After enlisting he was Presented with a Hairdressers’ and shaving outfit from his late employer, Mr. Fred. Martin. He used his tools to advantage while at Broadmeadows, and became known as ‘barber’ Draper.
The 7th Battalion left Broadmeadows Camp on 18 October, 1914, and embarked for service overseas on board HMAT ‘Hororata’. Arriving in Egypt the battalion moved into camp at Mena, at the foot of the pyramids. (6/12/14)
In January, 1915, the Australian force was re-organized. In the 7th Battalion ‘G’ and ‘H’ Companies joined to form the new ‘D’ Company. This meant that all the men from Northern Victoria were together in one Company.
The 7th Battalion was part of the force which landed at Anzac Cove on 25th April, 1915.
In May, Lieut.-General Sir W.R. Birdwood, in command of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, was asked to provide part of the Australian force to assist in a British offensive at Cape Helles. The 2nd Australian Brigade, which included the 7th Battalion, was one of two brigades provided. The 7th Battalion left Anzac and disembarked at ‘V’ Beach, Cape Helles, on May 6th. The battalion moved forward on May 8th in what was later known as the “2nd Battle of Krithia” (8-11 May). This battle achieved minimal gain and casualties were extremely high. Hubert James Draper was KIA on 8/5/15. Many of the graves at Helles are unidentified, and consequently the gravesites of these men are unknown. Hubert James Draper ‘s grave is unknown and his name was recorded on the Helles Memorial.
“The First Lot. 7th Battalion. The first men of the Bendigo district to volunteer for service in the First World War.”: Larna Malone
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