Private William Henry Drewry

Army Number: 23023

Battalion: 9th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

British 15 Star, British War and Victory MedalBorn and lived at Nottingham. Husband of Elizabeth Drewry, of 20, Wool Alley, Woolpack Lane, Nottingham. He was a packing case maker prior to enlisting at Nottingham. He went to Gallipoli 26th October 1915 and died, 19th July 1916, aged 35, at No. 2 Western General Hospital Manchester.

Private William Henry Drewry

Buried: Nottingham General Cemetery, United Kingdom.

Nottingham General Cemetery, United Kingdom.
Private William Henry Drewry grave

Private William Henry Drewry is also commemorated on the following local memorials :-
St. Mary’s Church War Memorial, Nottingham.
St. Mary’s Church Roll of Honour, Nottingham.