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I am looking for information about George Drayson born 1891 son of Walter Drayson. He apparently joined the Dorset Regiment in WW1 but what became of him I cannot discover. There is a family rumour that he died in the war but I cannot find any reference. Any help greatly appreciated.

No record of a death for him on the CWGC site, but he could, of course have died during the war, but not as a war casualty
Where have you looked so far?

First name(s) George
Last name Drayson
Age 23
Birth year 1891
Birth town Barnet
Birth county Hertfordshire
Birth country England
Service number 12915
Regiment Dorsetshire Regiment
Unit / Battalion 2nd Battalion
Year 1914
Residence county Hertfordshire
Residence country England
Series WO 36

First name(s) George
Last name Drayson
Age 28
Birth year 1891
Birth town Barnet
Birth county Hertfordshire
Birth country England
Service number WR553566
Regiment Royal Engineers
Unit / Battalion Inland Water Depot
Year 1919
Residence county Hertfordshire
Residence country England
Series WO 363

mentioned in Despatches in 1919

George Drayson
England and Wales Census, 1911
Name:
George Drayson
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
Event Place:
Stevenage, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
County:
Hertfordshire
Parish:
Stevenage
Sub-District:
Baldock
Registration District:
Hitchin
Gender:
Male
Age:
20
Marital Status (Original):
SINGLE
Occupation:
ENGINEERING PUPIL
Birth Year (Estimated):
1891
Birthplace:
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Relationship to Head of Household:
Son
Line:
4
Page:
1
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Walter Brown Henry Drayson
Head
Male
59
Framfield, Sussex
Helen Drayson
Wife
Female
51
Bradford, Yorkshire
Donald Drayson
Son
Male
23
Barnet, Hertfordshire
George Drayson
Son
Male
20
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Helen Drayson
Daughter
Female
18
Barnet, Hertfordshire
Marjorie Evelyn Cook
Niece
Female
21
Gomersal, Yorkshire
Phoebe Pitcher
Servant
Female
27
Westnore, Norfolk
Gertrude Pitcher
Servant
Female
26
Westnore, Norfolk

Reading through his Service records, I see that he was described as a tea planter..........so

First name(s) George
Last name Drayson
Gender Male
Age 29
Birth year 1891
Occupation TEA PLANTER
Departure year 1920
Departure day 30
Departure month 8
Departure port London
Destination port Bombay
Destination BOMBAY
Country India
Destination country India
Ship name Kaiser I Hind
Shipping line P.&.O.S
City LONDON
Ship destination port YOKOHAMA
Ship destination country JAPAN
Number of passengers 430

and............

First name(s) Geo
Last name Drayson
Gender Male
Age 31
Birth year 1891
Occupation TEAPLANTER
Departure year 1922
Departure day 14
Departure month 9
Departure port Plymouth
Destination port Sydney
Destination SYDNEY
State New South Wales
Country Australia
Destination country Australia
Ship name Themistocles
Ship official number 129349
Ship master's first name WM
Ship master's last name JERMYN
Shipping line ABERDEEN LINE
City PLYMOUTH
Ship destination port BRISBANE
Ship destination country AUSTRALIA
Ship square feet 16367
Ship registered tonnage 7046
Number of passengers 51

From Ancestry

UK address Davis HIll, Stevenage, Herts
Name: George Drayson
Port of Departure: Calcutta, India
Arrival Date: 9 Dec 1921
Port of Arrival: London, England
Ports of Voyage: Colombo
Ship Name: City of York
Search Ship Database: Search for the City of York in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: City Line Ltd
Official Number: 119100

could this be he's marriage


Marriages Sep 1904 (>99%)

Drayson
George

Salisbury
5a
367

No mention on his service records of a wife.....and I think he'd be too young to marry in 1904, plus, he's single in 1911 as posted above

Name: George Drayson
Birth Date: 18 Feb 1891
Birth Place: Barnet England
Year Range: 1940 - 1947
Enlistment Place: Brisbane Queensland
Service Number: Q186899
Next of Kin: Donald Drayson ---- brother
Series Description: B884: Army Citizen Military Force

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Name: George Drayson
Death Date: 26 Jun 1953
Death Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1953
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: B044097
Page Number: 646

Donald drayson is in 1911 census

His Burial details below...(from Newspaper)

https://tinyurl.com/ydau9t84

Chris :)

http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/search/

(Military details on above. See RecordSearch then NameSearch)

Thanks very much everyone. I now have a much more complete picture of his life. Looks like he didn’t get married or have a family. What a shame he lost touch with the rest of his family in the UK.

(well below were the Records, but you would need to contact Archives)

Chris :)

DRAYSON GEORGE : Service Number - Q123362 : Date of birth - 18 Feb 1894 : Place of birth - BARNETT ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - DRAYSON PHILLIP

Access status: Not yet examined


B884 Q186899 DRAYSON GEORGE : Service Number - Q186899 : Date of birth - 18 Feb 1891 : Place of birth - BARNET ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - BRISBANE QLD : Next of Kin - DRAYSON DONALD

Access status: Not yet examined Location: Canberra 1940


1911 (Find My Past)
Walter Brown Henry Drayson Head Married Male 59 1852 Framfield Sussex Mechanical Engineer
Helen Drayson Wife Married Female 51 1860 Bradford Yorkshire -
Donald Drayson Son Single Male 23 1888 Barnet Herts Engineering Student
George Drayson Son Single Male 20 1891 Barnet Herts Engineering Pupil
Helen Drayson Daughter Single Female 18 1893 Barnet Herts -
Marjorie Evelyn Cook Niece Single Female 21 1890 Gomersal Yorks -
Phoebe Pitcher Servant Single Female 27 1884 Westnore Norfolk Domestic Housemaid
Gertrude Pitcher Servant Single Female 26 1885 Westnore Norfolk Domestic Cook
(says Married 26yrs, 5 children born, 5 living)


https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/Libraries-and-archives/Hertfordshire-Archives-and-Local-Studies/Hertfordshire-Archives-and-Local-Studies.aspx

(Names Online) (some Drayson on there)

You can find his grave location here:
https://graves.brisbane.qld.gov.au/