Drew, Henry Dinham

Date of birth:: April 14th, 1895
Date of death:: August 18th, 1975
Service number:: 5813
Nationality:: British

Biography

Henry Dinham Drew served in Frnce and Belgium with the Machine Gun Corps, was wounded twice.
In 1923 he was transferred to the Royal Tank Corps (later: Royal Tank Regiment).
In the late 30's he served in Waziristan (OBE)
During WW2 he served in France and North Africa, commanding the 5th Battalion Royal Tank Regiment, 3rd Armoured Brigade and 1st Armoured Brigade nad subsequently in Persia & Iraq where he was in charge of "E" (Trials) Wing, Norfolk of 79th Armoured Division (preparations for the invasion of France) (Croix de Guerre)
At the end of the war he was Second-in-Command, HQ 31st Tank Brigade, from 02.02.1945 HQ 31st Armoured Brigade
He retired in 1946.

Promotions:
T/2nd Lt. 09.09.1914-25.09.1915 [5813]
T/Lt. 26.09.1915-28.03.1918
A/Capt. MGC 30.11.1916-28.02.1918
T/Capt. MGC 28.01.1919-31.03.1921
A/Maj. MGC 01.03.1918-31.03.1919
2nd Lt. 29.03.1918, seniority 09.06.1915
Lt. 29.03.1918, seniority 24.04.1917
Capt. 25.08.1924
Maj. 01.12.1936
A/Lt.Col. 06.04.1940-05.07.1940
T/Lt.Col. 06.07.1940-01.10.1942
Lt.Col. 02.10.1942 (retd 28.04.1946)
A/Col. 29.09.1942-28.03.1943
T/Col. 29.04.1943-29.12.1943,
15.03.1944-04.05.1944,
18.07.1944-(04.1946)
A/Brig. 29.09.1942-28.03.1943
T/Brig. 29.03.1943-29.12.1943
Hon. Brig. 28.04.1946

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Military Cross (MC)

Period:: First World War (1914-1918)
Rank:: Acting Captain
Unit:: 215 Company, Machine Gun Corps, British Army
Awarded on:: January 1st, 1918

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Rank:: Major
Awarded on:: October 17th, 1939

For valuable services rendered in the field in connection with the operations in Waziristan, during the period 16th December, 1937, to 31st December, 1938