History while in the forces
06 Jun 1917: joined Royal Flying Corps - Cadet at Farnborough11 Oct 1917: Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant
01 Apr 1918: Lieutenant
Dec 1918: decoration Distinguished Flying Corps
07 Apr 1919: returned to Bank
- Surname
- Drake
- Forename
- John Foster
- Service number
- 83582
- Rating or rank
- Cadet Lieutenant
- Decorations
- Distinguished Flying Cross
- Regiment or Other Unit
- Royal Flying Corps
- Branch
- Cheltenham
- Date of Birth
- 09 Nov 1897
- Date of birth
- 1897
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 01 Mar 1915
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 06 Jun 1917
