Drew C.F. : Specific terms.Appointed: Captain 1915 - 1918
Military service: id 59104
LINKED MEDIA
Type of event
Specific terms.Appointed
Rank
Captain
Force or Unit
R.A.M.C. Royal Army Medical Corps
Sources
Other
Source Details free text
Verco, C. et al, Blood, Sweat and Fears : medical practitioners and medical students of South Australia who served in World War I, 2014
Start date
1915
End date
1918
Short description
C.F. Drew travelled to England from Australia after the declaration of war in 1914. He joined the RAMC as a Captain in 1915 and served in Advanced Dressing Stations in France for most of the war period. However, when serving on the battle line, he acted as a member of one of the Guards Divisions.He later attained the rank of Major and was mentioned in Despatches in 1917.
