Thomas Francis Draper

Rank:

Private

Regimental number:

772446

Unit at enlistment:

125th Battalion

Force:

C.E.F.

Volunteered or conscripted:

Volunteered

Survived the war:

Yes

Wounded:

Yes

Birth country:

Canada

Birth county:

Kent

Birth city:

Chatham, Ontario

Address at enlistment:

118 Arthur Street, Brantford, Ontario

Next of kin address:

118 Arthur Street, Brantford, Ontario

Trade or calling:

Moulder

Employer:

Verity Plow Co.

Religious denominations:

Church of England

Marital status:

Married

Age at enlistment:

Letters and documents

Wounded

BX April 23, 1917

Brant Casualty List Mounts Up – 22 Today – Twenty-Two Names of Local or County Men Given Out Today – First Brant Battalion Draft Suffered Severely

Issued today is one of the lengthiest weekend casualties lists yet made public since the outbreak of war. In the list are given 19 Brantford men, all of whom with one exception were wounded. Three Simcoe men, two Paris men and one Burford man are also in the list. Many are official confirmations. The Expositor having previously mentioned them.

Pte. Draper was also married and lived at 118 Arthur Street. He worked as a moulder.