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Joseph Ward DRAPER

Regimental number62308
Date of birth17 September 1885
Place of birthBeltana, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRailway packer
AddressQuorn, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 6"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs K E Draper, Quorn, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 May 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 May 1918
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th South Australian Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A37 Barambah on 31 August 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll27th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1919
Discharge date16 September 1919
Other details

War service: England, France (post-Armistice)

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ulysses', 22 July 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 16 September 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death7 June 1946
Age at death62
Place of burialQuorn Cemetery, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, DRAPER Joseph Ward

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