| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Hardware merchant |
| Address | 47 Lisson Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, F D Drake, 47 Lisson Grove, Hawthorn, Victoria |
| Previous military service | 19th Battery Australian Field Artillery |
| Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 4 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A17 Port Lincoln on 1 April 1915 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 April 1915 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 April 1915 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 13 April 1915 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 17 April 1915 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 19 April 1915 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 20 March 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Division Artillery |
| Fate | Returned to Australia 10 January 1919 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 11752 Corporal Frank Kingsley DRAKE, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, died of wounds, 24 October 1918. |
