Francis Drieberg

Private Francis Richard Drieberg was a soldier of the British Army who died during the First World War.
He was born on 19 November 1898, at Kandy, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), the son of Christopher and Catherine Florence Maria Drieberg (née Barber), both of Colombo.Digging Up the Family Past (PDF), ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Although below the minimum age required for overseas service, Drieberg died on 1 July 1916, on the first day of the Somme Offensive, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). 
He is buried in Hawthorn Ridge Cemetery No. 2, Auchonvillers.
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*Drieberg, Francis Richard, cwgc.org. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
Category:1898 births
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Category:Sri Lankan military personnel
Category:British Army
Category:Buried in France
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