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The 1901 census lists Andrew Samuel as age 6, living with relatives at house 4 in Drumgar, Tynan, County Armagh. They were a farming family. |
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The 1911 census lists Samuel as age 16, living at house 5 in Drumgar, Tynan, County Armagh. He was living with relatives, Bole was his mother’s maiden name. He was 16 years old. |
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Private Samuel Draffin is NOT listed on any local war memorial, either in Cookstown or Hull. |
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Private Samuel Draffin is buried at New Irish Farm, Belgium. |
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Private Draffin was killed at Ypres, on 16th August 1917. He was 22 years old. |
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Private Samuel Draffin arrived in France with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 26th March 1917. |
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Samuel served with the Royal Field Artillery for a time, Service No. 128029. |
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Samuel’s father was a tramway inspector. He lived with his wife at 5 Roseberry Street, Albert Avenue, Hull. |
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Samuel enlisted in Hull, Yorkshire. |
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Prior to enlisting, Samuel lived at 13 Ventor Street, Hull. He was a farmer. |
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It seems Samuel’s parents moved to Hull, England, leaving Samuel with relatives. |
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Samuel Draffin was born on 11th January 1895 in Cookstown. |
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Samuel Andrew Draffin was the son and only child of William James and Margaret Draffin. William Draffin and Margaret Bole were married on 14th March 1893 in the district of Armagh. |
