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Walter Russell DRAPER

Regimental number1735
Place of birthPokolbin, New South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDrainer
AddressWaratah, Newcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Draper, Benevolent Home, Waratah, New South Wales
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name13th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/30/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 17 March 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAIF Survey School
FateReturned to Australia 19 June 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Ebon and Emily DRAPER
Other detailsMedals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Headstone inscription: 'An Anzac at Rest'
Date of death21 December 1939
Age at death48
Place of burialOrange Cemetery, New South Wales

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