George Leslie Drewry
Midshipman (later Lieutenant), Royal Naval Reserve
- Register No.
- 351 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Midshipman (later Lieutenant) (register: Midshipman) all Midshipmans →
- Unit
- Royal Naval Reserve all Royal Naval Reserve VCs →
- Date of action
- 25 April 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 16th August 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 3rd November 1894 at Forest Gate, Essex
- Died
- 3rd August 1918 at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands
- Memorial / grave
- City of London Cemetery, Manor Park and at All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London
Digest of citation
On 20th April 1915 during the landing at V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Midshipman Drewry and three others * of HMS River Clyde, assisted the commander of the ship * at the work of securing the lighters under a very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. He was wounded in the head, but continued his work and twice subsequently attempted to swim from lighter to lighter with a line. 829 ) G.M.Samson (reg No. 1102) and WC Williams (reg No. 1316)
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DREWRY, George Leslie. (reg No. 351).
Midshipman (later Lieutenant). Royal Naval Reserve.
London Gazetted on 16th August 1915.
Born on 3rd November 1894 at Forest Gate, Essex.
Died on 3rd August 1918 at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands.
Memorials at City of London Cemetery, Manor Park and at All Saints Church, Forest Gate, London.
Digest of Citation reads: On 20th April 1915 during the landing at V Beach, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Midshipman Drewry and three others * of HMS River Clyde, assisted the commander of the ship * at the work of securing the lighters under a very heavy rifle and Maxim fire. He was wounded in the head, but continued his work and twice subsequently attempted to swim from lighter to lighter with a line.
* Commander E.Unwin (reg No. 1245), W. St.A. Malleson (reg No. 829 ) G.M.Samson (reg No. 1102) and WC Williams (reg No. 1316)
* Commander E.Unwin (reg No. 1245), W. St.A. Malleson (reg No.
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