Born in Rothesay, New Brunswick, he was the son of LeBaron Drury (1813–1882), British Consul and High Sheriff of Saint John, New Brunswick, by his wife Eliza Sophia Poyntz, daughter of Colonel James Poyntz (1796–1887), of the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot.
Studied at Collegiate School, Fredericton, North.B.
Entered Royal Navy, 1859. Substitute-Lieutenant 1865. Lieutenant 1868; Commander, 1878.
Captain, 1885.
RearAdmiral, 1899. Aide-de-camp to the Queen, 1897-1899. Naval Advr. to Inspector-General Fortifications, 1885-S8.
Flag-Captain North America and West Indies, His Majesty’s Ship “ Bellerophon,” 1889-1892. Member Ord. Committee, 1893-1894.
Flag-Captain H. Master of Surgery “ Royal Sovereign,” 1894-1895 (Channel Squadron).
His Majesty’s Ship “Hood,” Mediterranean, 1896-1898. Senior Officer, Gibraltar, 1898-1899. Commander-in-Chief East Indies, 1902-1903.
Mediterranean, 1907-1908.
Vice-President of the Ordnance Committee, 1900. Thanks of F. O. for services in Crete, 1896.
Foreign decorations: Grand Officer Legion*d’Honneur. Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Naval), Spain.
Grand Cross of the Royal Regiment of the Redeemer of Greece.
Grand Cross of the Osmanieh (in brilliants), Turkey. Grand Cross of the Austrian Imperial Leopold Order. G. er. 1903; Commander - in - Chief at the Nore since 1908.
2nd Sea Lord of the Admiralty, 1903-1908.
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Clubs: Travellers’, United Service. Royal Naval, Portsmouth.
Honourable Member Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes.
