Photo NBLE 3 Please contact Kevin Noble at > k.noble@coventry.ac.uk

This is what Kevin wrote about this photograph, "These two photographs are of my great grandfather TOM DRURY. His service record states the following (Ministry Of Defence transcript): 474167 (FORMERLY 15452) PRIVATE TOM DRURY. He enlisted into the LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENT (Regular Army) 24th.Sept. 1914, Posted to depot 24 Sept.1914. Posted to 9 TH. BATTALION SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT 30th. Sept. 1914. Attached to 23rd Division Reinforcement Camp 21.8.17 (wonder what this 14 day period was about) Posted back to 9th. Battalion Staffords 6th.Sept.1917. Posted to the 1/6th Batt. South Staffs Regiment (note CWGC says 1/5) 13th October1917. Attached to 240TH EMPLOYMENT COMPANY 3rd November 1917. Transferred to the Labour Corp 1st December1917. DIED OF WOUNDS 6TH.JULY 1918. Service with colours 24 Sept. 1914 to 6 July 1918. Overseas service: France 24 August1915 to 6.July 1918
Age at enlistment 34 years and 6 months (he was actually 45) Trade at enlistment - compositor.

In this photograph, Tom Drury, back row -third from left, with his Company including his brother-in-law THOMAS WARREN, corporal on back row. (All were dressed in the 'blue serge' uniform issued between Oct 1914 - Feb 1915.)
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Photo NBLE 4 This photograph shows Tom Drury still in the uniform of the South Staffs with brother-in-law Thomas Warren - date unknown.

Looking for the names of the others in the group photograph and for any
further information on the Units in which Tom served. Finally he was killed
at 'Headquarters Division' on 6th July 1918, can anyone tell me where the
46th Divisional Headquarters was situated on this date? "

Can anyone help Kevin with information please?

Kevin has a great web site dedicated to Tom Drury and his war service with more detailed information, (recommended) it is also a "treasure chest" the site can be found at :-
http://freespace.virgin.net/kevin.noble/gene/drury/tom/diary.htm

 

 

 

 

Photo AHEP 4 Please contact Alan Hepburn at > ahepbur1@npiec.on.ca This what Alan wrote about this picture, "This is an old photograph found in my father's collection. He is LAWRENCE H. HEPBURN, he was a Flight Lieutenant before his discharge. My Father is in the 3rd row from the back 4th from the left. The caption is A FLIGHT - NO.2 SQ. NO.1 RAF CADET WING. He left Canada in 1916 with the 109th Batt., transfered to 124th Overseas Battalion CEF at Witley, went to France Mar 1917, wounded 7th Apr. 1917, field dressed & sent to Wharncliffe War Hospital, Sheffield England. Recovered & discharged from hospital at Epsom 3rd Jul. 1917. Somehow he was transfered to RAF and became a pilot of a Sopwith Camel aircraft. His number was 724716. He was discharged 2nd Apr. 1919. I noticed a variety of uniforms in this picture and wondered if the men in this unit were volunteers from the army. I do not know anyone else in this picture. Can you help Alan with any other information please? Or do you perhaps recognise any of the other cadets or others seen on this photograph?

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