Uncle Alan's obituary

Shown below is Uncle Alan's obituary from the 24th April 1964 edition of the Teignmouth Post. The text reads:


The death occurred on Thursday of last week of Brigadier F. G. Drayson, C.B.E., M.C., of Thatch Cottage, Coombe Vale. He was a former member of the Urban Council and was the founder of the Teignmouth Civil Defence Corps.
He took a keen interest in many other local organisations, including the British Legion, the Conservative Association and the Debating and Lecture Society. For years he helped to run the local Tennis Tournament, and was a familiar figure at the Haldon Golf Club until arthritis forced him to become less active.
In 1906, Brigadier Drayson was gazetted Second Lieutenant in the Border J egiment and was stationed at Gibraltar. He was then posted to India where he helped to form the Indian Signal Corps. In World War I he served in France, Belgium and Mesopotamia, and saw further active service during the Afghan War of 1919 and the Waziristan operations of 1919-21 and 1921-24. He was awarded the Military Cross in 1915 and during the period 1914- 24 was four times mentioned in despatches. In 1921 he transferred from the Border Regiment to the Royal Corps of Signals.
The Brigadier was appointed Chief Signal Officer, Northern Command, India, in 1934, and from 1935-39 was C.S.O. Middle East. While stationed at Cairo, he was responsible for all Army radio and telephone communications, not only in Egypt, but also in Palestine and Cyprus.
On the outbreak of World War II, Brigadier Drayson became C.S.O. III Corps, B.E.F., and remained in France until the withdrawal at Dunkirk, after which he received the C.B.E. He was then appointed C.S.O. Northern Command and was stationed at York until his retirement in 1945.