Topic: AIF - 2B - 5 LHR
5th LHR, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John Draney
John Draney
Service number: 350
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 5th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 9 August 1916
Cemetery or memorial details: Jerusalem Memorial, Israel
War Grave Register notes: DRANEY, Lce. Cpl. John, 350. 5th Australian Light Horse. 9th Aug., 1916. Age 26. Son of John Davis Draney and Charlotte Draney, of Myall St., Dalby, Queensland.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Draney from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 350 |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Carpenter |
| Address | Myora Street, Dalby, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Daibvs Draney, Myora Street, Dalby, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | 29 October 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 21 December 1914 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 9 August 1916 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Jerusalem Memorial, Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Davis and Charlotte DRANEY, Myall Street, Dalby, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 438 Pte Richard James DRANEY, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 12 December 1918. |
| Other details | Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
5th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 5th LHR, Roll of Honour, John Draney
