Regimental number | 4356 |
Place of birth | Jollimon, Victoria |
School | Leslie House School |
Other training | Farming |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Dunorlan, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mrs G E Andrewartha, Dunorlan, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | W.H. Andrewartha was an enthusiastic athlete; as a schoolboy, he in 1906 (under 15) ran 440 yards in 57 3/4 sec, a record, in Tasmania still unbroken I believe apart from many other wins, under the O.T.S. AAA. (Wife) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 76), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 143 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Laura ANDREWARTHA; husband of Grace ANDREWARTHA, 31 Forster Street, New Town, Hobart, Tasmania. Native of Dunorlan, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |