Gordon was born on 13 August 1864, the son of George Drury and Jessie Pigou, at Stonehouse, Devon.
He attested into the Royal Marine Light Infantry Corps as a newly commissioned officer in 1883. He was discharged for an exam failure and soon attested into the 11th Hussars Regiment as a Private. Drury moved through the non-commissioned ranks and by 1890, as a Sergeant, he arrived in South Africa on a troop ship. On his return to England he was discharged at his own request and made his way back to southern Africa and attested into the Bechuanaland Border Police, as its Regimental Sergeant Major. In 1893 Drury received his second commission, during which year he was part of the column which advanced on Bulawayo during the Matabele occupation. Drury transferred to the Matabeleland Mounted Police. He took part in the Jameson raid, was captured and sent to back to England for trial. On return to Rhodesia Drury resumed his duties in the police and was transferred to the Southern Rhodesia Constabulary in March 1903 where he remained until the merger of forces to form the BSA Police. Drury was promoted to Major in July 1904 and appointed Acting Commissioner in April 1911. He resigned from the BSA Police in November 1913. During the Great War, he joined the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and later transferred to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. Gordon Drury died suddenly on 19 November 1917 at the Rollaston Camp, Wiltshire.
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