Allan Stanley DRAKE

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Service Numbers:	1637, 1637A
Enlisted:	31 December 1915, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	49th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Qld., 1888
Home Town:	Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 20 November 1916
Cemetery:	AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers IV J 2, AIF Burial Ground, Flers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby 'The Fallen' Honour Board, Dalby War Memorial, Ipswich Soldier's Memorial Hall Great War, Ipswich Western Suburbs War Memorial

31 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1637, 49th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld.
20 Apr 1916:	Involvement Private, 1637, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
20 Apr 1916:	Embarked Private, 1637, 49th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
20 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 1637A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1637A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-11-20

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Youngest son of Mr and Mrs John DRAKE of West End, Brisbane, Qld.

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.

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