Drewry (right) with fellow midshipmen Wilfred St. Aubyn Malleson and Greg Russell on Imbros. Photo by Ernest Brooks.
Born
3 November 1894 Forest Gate, Essex, England
Died
2 August 1918 (aged 23) Scapa Flow, Orkney, Scotland
Buried
City of London Cemetery, Manor Park
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Service/branch
Royal Navy
Rank
Lieutenant
Unit
SS River Clyde
Battles/wars
World War I
Awards
Victoria Cross
George Leslie DrewryVC (3 November 1894 – 2 August 1918) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Drewry was born on 3 November 1894 to Thomas and Mary Drewry.[1] As a 20-year-old, and a midshipman in the Royal Naval Reserve during the First World War, he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 25 April 1915 at V Beach in the Landing at Cape Helles, during the Gallipoli campaign.[2]
He later achieved the rank of lieutenant and was killed in an accident at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, on 2 August 1918.[3][4]
Victoria Cross awarded to Midshipman George Drewry on display in the Lord Ashcroft Exhibition of the Imperial War Museum, London
His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Imperial War Museum, London, England.
^Drewry, George Leslie, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
^"No. 29264". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 August 1915. p. 8132.
^"Lieutenant Drewry, V.C.". Obituaries. The Times. No. 41862. London. 7 August 1918. col B, p. 9.
^"Drewry, Midshipman George L. VC". The Newham Story. Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
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