Hubert James DRAPER

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DRAPER, Hubert James

Service Number:	779
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, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, 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
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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Biography 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

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