Born in Lanark County near Perth, Ont. Attended Perth public school and graduated from Perth High School. Hobbies hunting and fishing.Worked at Andrew Jergens Company., Enl. Ottawa 13 Sep 1940. Overseas 5 Jul 1941. Surv. parents, Mr. Mrs. Alexander Moody Drysdale, Sisters, Joyce at home, Mrs. Hubert Armstrong whose husband was serving in France, and a brother, Arthur. D.'s body was recovered from the water near the Hook of Holland.