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L/Cpl. Joseph Drewery
British Army 7th Btn. East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.10th Jul 1916)
Joseph Drewery died aged 20. Born in Jarrow, he was the son of James and Mary Drewery (nee Horn) of Jarrow. His older brother Thomas Drewery was also one of the fallen. On the 1911 census Joseph Drewery age 13 at School is recorded as living with his parents James and Mary Drewery and family at 31 Ferry Street, Jarrow. He enlisted at Jarrow.
Joseph is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial and is commemorated on the Palmer Cenotaph (north face) Jarrow.