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Arthur John ANDREWS

Regimental number4432
Place of birthEmmaville, New South Wales
SchoolLithgow Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressStation Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, Mr A V Andrews, Station Road, Auburn, New South Wales
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/19/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 15 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 September 1916
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Date of death3 September 1916
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialRailway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) (Plot VI, Row M, Grave No. 7), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
31
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Almira ANDREWS, Station Road, Auburn, New South Wales. Native of Emmaville, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsTwo cousins killed in action. Three others returned.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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