Draper, Charles McKenny

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Draper, Charles McKenny

Service Service Number Number 1494 3304 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 6th August 1916 Gallipoli Peninsula 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 (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

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 ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Liverpool, NSW

NEXT OF KIN PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Mother;- Mrs Emily Janes Draper, Benevolent House, Waratah, NSW Father deceased- Eben ? Carter Draper. 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”

14 mths Infantry BRM/Snr Cadets Militia

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 1914-15 Star-13199, British War Medal-21719, Victory Medal-21643. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-355954

MEDALS 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 paper parcel cont;- Bible/ One paper parcel cont;- Locket Book, Anzac Writing Wallet, Letters.

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Mother/

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3521510

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