Regimental number | 2471 |
Place of birth | Enmore, New South Wales |
School | Tempe Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | 6 Park Road, St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, J T Andrews, 6 Park Road, St Peters, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A75 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Gordon Dump Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No. 42), Ovillers-La Boiselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of James and Jane Andrews, 6 Park Road, St. Peters, Sydney |
Family/military connections | Sgt Cecil Stanley Avis - 20th Battalion, who died of wounds on 13 May 1917. Comrades from childhood. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |