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ANDREW, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 428 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Beresford Road, Liverpool, England |
| Occupation: | Rigger |
| Died: | Bullet Wound To The Head, Rest Gully, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row D. Grave 22 Rev. K.C. Single officiated, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 428, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 12 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 428, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 428, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years.
Son of Thomas Joseph and Sarah Andrew of Thornton House, Childer Thornton, Chester, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Studied farming after deserting from the sailing ship Babasore