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George Frederick DRAYTON

Regimental number3382
Place of birthFootscray, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressFootscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, F. W. Drayton, 3 Young Street, Footscray Victoria
Enlistment date25 January 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name60th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/77/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 16 July 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records17
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 6), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederic William and Annie DRAYTON, "Lesgeolen", Clarke Avenue, Caulfield, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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