Born at Haileybury, Ont. Lived in London and worked in a printing office. Attended public school and the Beal Technical School in London. His hobby was building model airplanes. Enl. May 1941. Trained at Toronto, Guelph and Jarvis. Overseas March 1942. Surv. parents, Mr. Mrs. Thomas A. Drew of London, Ont., sisters Helen Peggy and Betty; brothers Duncan and Joseph.