Private George William Drinkwater

Army Number: 266155 formerly 3742

Battalion: 1/7th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

British 15 Star, British War and Victory Medal

Born at Chilwell, Nottingham and lived at Beeston, Nottingham. Son of James Henry and Mary Ann Drinkwater of 8 Meadow Road, Beeston. He was a machine press operator prior to enlisting at NottinghamHe Went to France on 28th June 1915 and was Killed in action, on 1st July 1916, during the attack on the German positions at Gommecourt, France, on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.

Commemorated: Thiepval Memorial, France. Pier and Face 10 C 10 D and 11 A.

Thiepval Memorial, France.

He is also commemorated on St Mary Magdelen, War Memorial, |Attenborough, Nottinghamshire. Christ church war memorial, Chilwell, Chilwell Memorial Hall War Memorial and Chilwell Memorial, Institute war memorial, chilwell.