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William ANDREWS

Regimental number2780
Date of birth27 January 1893
Place of birthSt Marys, New South Wales
SchoolSt Marys Public School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBoat Repairer
AddressSt. Marys, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, W.H. Andrews, St. Marys, New South Wales
Enlistment date28 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 30 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Age at death24
Place of burialOosttaverne Wood Cemetery, (Plot VI, Row G, Grave 16), Wytschaete, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
68
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Martha Jane Andrews, Wilson Street, St. Marys, New South Wales
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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