Alexander Drysdale
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Royal Engineers
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Sapper 3088
Parents: John and Margaret Drysdale
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: Newark House, Staple Hill, Bristol. Lived: 65 Sunnybank Street, Glasgow (1901 Census)
Pre-war occupation: Unknown
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Edinburgh
Date of death: 12/07/1915
Buried/Commemorated at: Skew Bridge Cemetery, Turkey
Age: 21
Further information:
Alexander was born in Edinburgh and brought up in Glasgow.
Alexander served with the 2/1st (Lowland) Field Company Royal Engineers and was Killed in Action in Gallipoli on 12/07/1915.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.