Son of James and Sarah Ellen Draper, of Bolton, Lancashire; brother of Miss E. Draper, of 13, Miller Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Promoted from Lance Corporal to Sergeant 16/08/1915. Formerly Company Quartermaster Sergeant 5279 / 242545, 4th/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Commissioned 30/01/1918. Attached 2nd Bn. at time of death.
Draper, James –
Personal details
- Surname: Draper
- Forename: James
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Not known
- Place of residence: Not known
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 27
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: November 10th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Unit: 4th/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: Not known
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Not known
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- CWGC Memorial: Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: IX. E. 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/08/1915
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5f