Edward Dumerque Drury

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Commander R.N.R. (retired) Edward Dumerque Drury, O.B.E., R.N.R. (6 April, 1875 – 24 January, 1951) served in the Royal Naval Reserve.

Life & Career

Drury was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant R.N.R. on 13 November, 1906.[1]

Drury was perhaps promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. on 13 November, 1914, but it is not explicitly written in his Service Record.[2]

Drury was placed on the Retired List on 12 April, 1917 and promoted to the rank of Commander R.N.R. in recognition of his wartime service, dated 11 November, 1918. He reverted to the Retired List on 12 October, 1919.[3]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald E. Marcon
Captain of H.M.S. Empress
4 Feb, 1916[4]c. 16 Apr, 1919[Inference]
Succeeded by
William C. Tarrant

Footnotes

  1. Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/97. f. 97.
  2. Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/97. f. 97.
  3. Drury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/53/97. f. 97.
  4. The Navy List. (March, 1919). p. 992.