DRAKE, Edward Allen
(Service number 3/100a)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 21/03/1889 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 15 Aug 1914-31 Dec 1915 | Age | |
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| Address at Enlistment | North St, Timaru | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Drake, North St, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Ambulance | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Star of India | ||
| Embarked From | Auckland | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 May 1979 | Age | 90 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Taita Lawn Cemetery, Lower Hutt | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edward Allen Drake was the third son of Edward and Eliza (née Allan) Drake.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [15 December 2016];NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [15 December 2016]
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG
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