| Regimental number | 29234 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Kaiapoi |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Mill hand |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 147 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Thomas H Drabble, Cridland Street, Kaiapoi |
| Previous military service | Served for 2 years in Volunteer Cadets; 2 years in Compulsory Cadets;currently serving in 13th Regimental Band, Territorial Force. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Henry and Mary Drabble, Cookson Street, Kaiapoi, Canterbury |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 11 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 1 February 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 3 March 1917. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 18 August 1917 (sprained right ankle; accidental injury, soldier not to blame), and transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station; to No 8 Red Cross Hospital, Le Touquet, 19 August 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 22 August 1917; to No 5 Convalescent Depot, Cayeux, 23 August 1917; to Base Depot, Etaples, 20 September 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 8 October 1917. Reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 11 November 1917, concluded: 'Missing believed dead. Now reported killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 10 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 20998642 |