Jack Drake

Athlete

1904 – 1941

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Who was Jack Drake?

Jack Drake was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League. He was born on 15 March 1904 and was killed during World War II on 23 April 1941 aged 37 while defending a bridge at the Bralos Pass, Thermopylae, Greece against German artillery.

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Born
Mar 15, 1904
Died
1941
Thermopylae

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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