Albert Henry Thomas Draper

Private

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert Draper, and of Violet Mary Draper (nee Roberts), of Whangarei, Northland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"An inquest into the death of Trooper Albert Henry Thomas Draper, aged 22. son of Mr and Mrs R. Draper, of Whangarei. who was killed when a hand grenade exploded at the Ardmore rifle range on June 6. was held at Papakura yesterday before the coroner, Mr A. Addison. Staff-Sergeant John F. Kearney, instructor in throwing live bombs, said that a trooper, in throwing the grenade, hit his steel helmet with his hand. This deflected the bomb towards the priming bay, where it exploded, hitting Trooper Draper and Corporal George Anderson. The coroner returned a vedict that death was due to injuries resulting from an explosion during live grenade exercises."

[Northern Advocate, 12 July 1946, Page 3]

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Casualty

Service Number:

626522

Name:

Albert Henry Thomas Draper

Rank:

Private

Date of Birth:

Not known

Next of Kin:

Mr Robert Draper (father), 5 Zealandier Street, Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Farmhand

Unit:

New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

06 June 1946

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Whangarei (Maunu) Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

1838

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand