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Kenneth Grant DRAKE

Regimental number63369
Place of birthWestbury, Tasmania
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationClerk
AddressWestbury, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, W K Drake, Westbury, Tasmania
Enlistment date24 August 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 August 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameTasmanian Reinforcement 3
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board SS Zealandic on 5 October 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateDied of disease 29 January 1919
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialSutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (42, F, 9), Wiltshire.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
65
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William Kirkwood and Jessie Mary DRAKE, Westbury, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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