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Arthur DRAPER

Regimental number2806
Date of birth25 November 1894
Place of birthMildura, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPine Avenue, Mildura, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height5' 7.75"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinFather, G Baldwin, Pine Avenue, Mildura, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date29 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Division Artillery
FateReturned to Australia 10 July 1916
Discharge date24 September 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Clan McGillvray', 10 July 1916; discharged (medically unfit: valvular disorder of the heart), Melbourne, 24 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V15653.
Date of death14 June 1963
Age at death69
Place of burialPreston Public Cemetery, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B884, DRAPER Arthur

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