Gordon Leslie DRAPER

Regimental number5931
Date of birth12 January 1891
Place of birthRutherglen, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway employee
Address6 Carlisle Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24.7
Height5' 8.5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Lucy Draper, 8 St James Building, Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1916
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 9 March 1919
Discharge date12 July 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kashmir', 9 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Melbourne, 12 July 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No V82560.
Date of death1 February 1945
Age at death54
Place of burialSpringvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria
SourcesNAA: B2455, DRAPER Gordon Leslie