L/8015 Pte Arthur Edward Leopold Drury, 2nd Bn, The Buffs

L/8015 Pte Arthur Edward Leopold Drury of the 2nd Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), was killed in action on the 28th September 1915. He was a regular soldier who had joined The Buffs in October 1904 and therefore was probably on the reserve when war was decalred.

Arthur's service record does not survive and therefore the information recorded on his medal index card is all that remains of his service during WW1. It indicates that he arrived in France on 7th September 1914 and therefore was entitled to the clasp for his 1914 Star. A note on the reverse of his card reads, "...Accts 41 fwds app for 1914 Star from National Fed[eration] of Disc[harged] and Dem[obilised] Sail[ers] & Sold[iers] on behalf of Mrs Drury in respect of the services of her husband, the late Pte A E L Drury."

Arthur, who was born in Turnham Green, Middlesex, is another Loos casualty who has no known grave. He is commemorated on the Loos memorial.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry.co.uk (MIC, 1901 census)
Army Ancestry
Army Service Numbers 1881-1918
Commonwealth War Graves Commission