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Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Draper, Charles McKenny Service Number 3304
Killed in Action 6th August 1916 France
Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of
Benalyn Campbell
And Vivienne Tranter
in compiling this resource
The information in this file has been extracted from official records
held in the
The Australian War Memorial and
National Archives of Australia
(© Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013)
Further information on this soldier may be found online at:
Commonwealth War Graves
The AIF project
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NAME Draper, Charles McKenny
SERVICE NO 3304
UNIT 45th Battalion
RANK 2nd
Lieut.
AGE at Enlistment 19 Yrs 3 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Gosford, NSW
ADDRESS
OCCUPATION Bank Clerk
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 2 Aug 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Liverpool, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE 14 mths Infantry BRM/Snr Cadets Militia
NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Mrs Emily Janes Draper, Benevolent House, Waratah, NSW
Father deceased- Eben ? Carter Draper.
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’9½”. Weight- 140lbs. Chest-31-35½” Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Fair.
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED 14 Oct 1915 Sydney per HMAT A17 “Port Loncoln”
DISEMBARKED
NOTES Permission to enlist signed by mother.
WOUNDED/ILLNESS
DIED 6 Aug 1916 France
BURIED Between Contalmaisen & Pozieres 3 ½ miles NE of Albert, France. Re-interred ;- Pozieres Brit. Cem Plot 4 Row H Gve 19
MEDALS 1914-15 Star-13199, British War Medal-21719, Victory Medal-21643. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-355954
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS 1 Holdall, containing;- Gloves, ! Tunic, 1 Sam Browne Belt, 1 Wallet ctg;- letters & Papers. 1 pr Boots / 1 Tin Trunk, containing;- 1 Felt Hat, 1 Cap, 1 Singlet, Letters, Socks, Military Books, 1 Pr Boots, 2 Khaki Drill Tunics, 2 Pr Khaki Drill Shorts, 1 Pr Khaki Drill Slacks, 1 Khaki Shirt, Photo, 1 Pr Riding Breeches, 1 Abd. Belts, 1 Tie./ One paper parcel cont;- Pocket Book, Anzac Writing Wallet, Letters/ One pa-per parcel cont;- Bible/ One paper parcel cont;- Locket Book, Anzac Writing Wallet, Letters.
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Mother/
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510