George Edward DREW

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DREW, George Edward

Service Number:	705
Enlisted:	1 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 1886
Home Town:	Prahran, Stonnington, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Railway Employee
Died:	Died of Wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 November 1915
Cemetery:	Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row F, Grave 34 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Drew of Prahran , Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Try Boys Society HB1

World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 705, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 705, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 705, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of George Drew and Elizabeth Ellen Drew nee Morris of 8 Simmons Street, South Yarra, Victoria; formerly of 31 York Street, Prahran, Victoria. Brother of Caroline Drew

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Biography contributed by Evan Evans

AWM Summary

Private George Edward Drew, 23rd Battalion from Prahran, Vic.

Pte Drew enlisted on 1 March 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Euripides on 8 May 1915.
He later served as a corporal and died #OTD in 1915 of wounds received at Lone Pine. He is buried in Ari Burnu Cemetery.

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