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DRAKE, ALFRED GEORGE
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
DRAKE, ALFRED GEORGE
Date Of Birth
10 Dec 1893
Age
21
Birth Place
Mile End, Old Town, London
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Stepney, London, England
Date
23 Nov 1915
Date Of Death
23 Nov 1915
Fate
Killed in action
Information
8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). Parents: Robert and Mary Ann Drake of 62, Copley Street, Stepney, London.
Rank Name
Corporal
Service Number
S/107
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
946 (V.C.); Issue: 29447 (V.C.)
Duty Location
La Brique, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Rifle Brigade
Battalion
8th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
La Brique, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Rifle Brigade
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Publication Title
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
Content Source
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Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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