BORN WELLS, NORFOLK 1889. SON OF THE LATE W J DRURY OF WELLS, NORFOLK. HIS MOTHER SALLY REMARRIED TO THOMAS COOPER, OF 37, MIDDLETON STREET (1911 CENSUS), AND 82, PRINCES AVENUE, HULL (HULL DAILY MAIL ADDRESS)
HIS WIFE ADA, LIVED AT, 81, RUSTENBERG STREET, NEW BRIDGE ROAD, HULL (war pension address). WILLIAM WORKED AS A GROCER’S ASSISTANT.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FPRMERLY, PRIVATE, 38202, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED AS LANCE CORPORAL, TO THE 2/4TH KINGS OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 28/09/1918, AGED 29. HE LEFT HIS ARMY EFFECTS TO HIS WIDOW, ADA HE IS BURIED IN FRANCE.
| Name | William John Drury |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Wells, Norfolk |
| Death Date | 28 Sep 1918 |
| Death Place | France and Flanders |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | L Corporal |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 35971 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 38202, E. Yorks Regt |
First name:
WILLIAM JOHN
Military Number:
35971
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
28/09/1918
Place died:
Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, Nord, France
Age:
29
