Regimental number | 1053 |
Place of birth | Brisbane Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Lumper |
Address | 122 Cantonment Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elizabeth Ellen Drew, 122 Cantonment Street, Fremantle, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Spelt Victor Charles Drew on NR |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 134), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated (marble tablet) in St John's Anglican Church, Fremantle, Western Australia. Inscription reads: 'To the glory of God. The Choir Vestry was erected A.D. 1922 in grateful memory of the men from this parish who gave their lives for God and King and Country in the Great War 1914-1919. "Their name liveth for evermore."' |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2471 Pte Oscar Desmond DREW, 16th Bn, returned to Australia, 1 May 1919. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |