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Benjamin DRAFFIN

Regimental number4485
Place of birthMarnoo, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationS
AddressHalstead Street, Caulfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs E D Draffin, Halstead Street, Caulfield, Victoria
Enlistment date3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollStaff Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
FateEffective abroad (still overseas)
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 December 1959

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