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Alfred George Drake VC (10 December 1893 – 23 November 1915) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Drake was born in December 1893 in Mile End, Stepney, London to Robert and Mary Ann Drake.〔(Drake, Alfred George ), Commonwealth War Graves Commission〕 He was 21 years old, and a corporal in the 8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), British Army during the First World War, and was awarded the VC for his actions on 23 November 1915, near La Brique, Belgium. He was killed in his VC action. ==Citation== ''The London Gazette'' No. 29447, 21 January 1916 He was interred in La Brique No 2 Military cemetery near Ieper.〔 The officer rescued by Corporal Drake was Lieutenant Henry Tryon also of the Rifle Brigade. After Tryon recovered from his wounds he returned to his former unit and was killed in action at Flers-Courcelette on 15 September 1916.〔(CWGC entry )〕 His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred George Drake」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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