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.