Private Peter W Draper

Peter William Draper was the son of Thomas Miller and Winefred Elizabeth Draper, of Southport, he enlisted in the 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps, and volunteered for Airborne forces.

Private Draper successfully completed parachute training at RAF Ringway on course number 77, from 9 to 18 August 1943. His course report stated “A real tryer, a good parachutist.” He was posted to 12th (10th Bn., The Green Howards [Yorkshire Regt.]) Bn., The Parachute Regiment, and took part in Operation Overlord (Normandy).

Pte Draper was killed in action on 6 June 1944, aged 33, and was given a field burial near Ranville and was re-interred to Ranville War Cemetery, Calvados, France, on 29 June 1945.

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