
Name: GEORGE DREWRY
Rank: Midshipman
Regiment: SS River Clyde
Borough: London Borough of Newham
Date of Action: 25-Apr 1915
Memorial Location: The Cenotaph, Central Park , High Street South , East Ham, E6 3HW
Midshipman GEORGE DREWRY
The Cenotaph, Central Park , High Street South , East Ham, E6 3HW
Assisted Commander Unwin at the work of securing the lighters under 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.