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ANDREWS, Percival Henry
| Service Number: | 3655 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 4 October 1874 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Accountant |
| Died: | Natural causes (ruptured heart), Adelaide, SA, 28 October 1950, aged 76 years |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interred 01 November 1950 Exhumed and site surrendered |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3655, 7th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3655, 7th Field Ambulance, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 12 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3655, 7th Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3655 |
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Son of Forester Benjamin ANDREWS and Janet Dickson nee BROWN
"...3655 Sergeant Percival Henry Andrews, 7th Field Ambulance Brigade was a 37 year old accountant from Glenelg, South Australia when he enlisted on 27 January 1915. He embarked for overseas from Adelaide on 31 May 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong. While serving at Gallipoli, he was hospitalised with gastritis and frost bite on 10 December 1915, was evacuated to Egypt and then returned to Australia for medical treatment. Sgt Andrews arrived back in Australia on 29 September 1916 and was discharged from the AIF as medically unfit for further service..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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