FitzAlan Drayson
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| Full name | FitzAlan George Drayson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 January 1888 Rochester, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 April 1964 (aged 76) Teignmouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1918/19 | Europeans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 December 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FitzAlan George Drayson CBE MC (10 January 1888 — 16 April 1964) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer of the British Army.
The son of Alfred FitzAlan Howard Drayson, he was born at
British Burma prior to the war, playing a minor match for Burma against the Ceylon Europeans in 1912. He scored 137 runs in the Burmese first innings, sharing in a large partnership with Frank Garnett who made 87.[9]
Following the war, Drayson served in the
Second World War began, being appointed chief signal officer for III Corps during the Battle of France. Following the Fall of France, he was appointed chief signal officer for Northern Command.[23] He was made a CBE in the 1940 Birthday Honours,[24] before retiring from active service in November 1944, once again being granted the honorary rank of brigadier.[25] Drayson died at Teignmouth
in April 1964.
References
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- ^ "No. 27955". The London Gazette. 5 October 1906. p. 6721.
- ^ "No. 28609". The London Gazette. 17 May 1912. p. 3584.
- ^ "No. 29072". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1915. p. 1673.
- ^ "No. 29170". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 May 1915. p. 4996.
- ^ "No. 29157". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 May 1915. p. 4508.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by FitzAlan Drayson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by FitzAlan Drayson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Burma v Europeans, Europeans (Ceylon) in Burma 1912/13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "No. 32002". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1920. p. 8056.
- ^ "No. 32136". The London Gazette. 23 November 1920. p. 11578.
- ^ "No. 32833". The London Gazette. 12 June 1923. p. 4135.
- ^ "No. 32959". The London Gazette. 25 July 1924. p. 5638.
- ^ "No. 33077". The London Gazette. 21 August 1925. p. 5564.
- ^ "No. 33493". The London Gazette. 10 May 1929. p. 3128.
- ^ "No. 33593". The London Gazette. 1 April 1930. p. 2062.
- ^ "No. 33626". The London Gazette. 18 July 1930. p. 4502.
- ^ "No. 33727". The London Gazette. 19 June 1931. p. 3396.
- ^ "No. 34038". The London Gazette. 3 April 1934. p. 2185.
- ^ "No. 34171". The London Gazette. 18 June 1935. p. 3927.
- ^ "No. 34203". The London Gazette. 1 October 1935. p. 6138.
- ^ "No. 34695". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 September 1939. p. 6563.
- ^ "Drayson, Fitz-Alan George". www.generals.dk. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "No. 34893". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 July 1940. p. 4247.
- ^ "No. 36791". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1944. p. 5189.