Job Henry Charles Drain
Driver (later Sergeant), 37th Battery Royal Field Artillery
- Register No.
- 348 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Driver (later Sergeant) (register: Driver) all Drivers →
- Unit
- 37th Battery Royal Field Artillery all Royal Field Artillery VCs →
- Date of action
- 26 August 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 25th November 1914 on this day → all of 1914 →
- Born
- 15th October 1895 at Barking, Essex
- Died
- 26th July 1975 at Dagenham, Essex
- Memorial / grave
- not known
Digest of citation
On 26th August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, when a captain * of the same battery was trying to recapture two guns, Driver Drain and another driver * volunteered to help and gave great assistance in the eventual saving of one of the guns. At the time they were under heavy artillery and infantry fire from the enemy who were only 100 yards away
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
DRAIN, Job Henry Charles. (reg No. 348).
Driver. (later Sergeant). 37th Battery Royal Field Artillery.
London Gazetted on 25th November 1914.
Born on 15th October 1895 at Barking, Essex.
Died on 26th July 1975 at Dagenham, Essex.
Memorial not known.
Digest of Citation reads: On 26th August 1914 at Le Cateau, France, when a captain * of the same battery was trying to recapture two guns, Driver Drain and another driver * volunteered to help and gave great assistance in the eventual saving of one of the guns. At the time they were under heavy artillery and infantry fire from the enemy who were only 100 yards away.
* D. Reynolds (reg No. 1040) and F. Luke (reg No. 755).
* D. Reynolds (reg No. 1040) and F. Luke (reg No. 755).
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