SUTHERLAND, Andrew William
| Service Number: | 3680 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Divisional Signal Company |
| Born: | Bolinda, Victoria, Australia, 15 February 1876 |
| Home Town: | Riddell, Macedon Ranges, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Riddell State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Elmore Bush Nursing Hospital, Victoria, Australia, 30 August 1948, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Riddells Creek Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Bolinda State School Honour Roll, Romsey Soldiers Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2nd Divisional Signal Company | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 3680, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 3680, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Divisional Signal Company, SUTHERLAND on this date was recorded as a Carriage-Smith | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Promoted to Corporal on Transfer - location noted as Ferry Post, being on the Suez Canal, Egypt | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Divisional Signal Company, whilst at the AIF training camp of Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt, SUTHERLAND was transferred to 5th Div, Sig Coy and subsequently promoted to Corporal | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Embarked for France | |
| 25 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 5 Dec 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company, On leave in the UK from France | |
| 23 Oct 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company, On leave in UK from France | |
| 15 Feb 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Embarked for Australia | |
| 13 Apr 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company, Disembarked in Australia via ship H T "Wyreema" | |
| 31 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 3680, 5th Divisional Signal Company |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Mick MILLER
The following newspaper article was found with the photographs of Pte / Cpl SUTHERLAND (no publication information attached to the article)
Mr Andrew SUTHERLAND
The districts of Hunter and Elmore regretted to learn on Monday morning that Mr Andrew SUTHERLAND, of Hunter, had passed away in the Elmore Bush Nursing Hospital. Many did not know he was an inmate of the hospital though it was well known that he had not been really well for some time. The late Mr SUTHERLAND was one of the original soldier settlers when the Hunter area was thrown open for selection about 25 years ago. He was a member of the R.S.L for many years, and was keenly interested in all functions of the Presbyterian Church. He suffered a good deal as a result of his service in the 1914-18 war., and this precluded him from taking a more active part in the various public utilities. However, he was always willing to do what he could, and his efforts were appreciated. His unassuming nature and good neighbourly qualities earned him the respect and esteem of all with whom he was associated. The funeral took place at Riddell, the native town of the deceased. Amongst those present were representatives of the Elmore Sub-Branc of the R.S.L, and of the Elmore Presbyterian Church.
Biography contributed by Peter Sneddon
Andrew William Sutherland was born in 1876 to Thomas and Bessie Sutherland, who also had nine other children: Betsey (Bessie) (b. 1864), Minnie Thompson (b. 1866), Mary Anne (b. 1867), Joan (b. 1869), Ivan (b. 1870), Jessie (b. 1872) (the sewing mistress previously referred to), Marion (b. 1874), Christina (b. 1878), and Thomasina Belinda (Linda) (b. 1880).
Andrew attended Bolinda School sometime between 1885 and 1894 along with his siblings, Christina, Jessie, Linda and Marion.
Andrew was nearing 40 when he enlisted in the armed services and had been a farmer in Riddells Creek. He embarked from Australia in November 1915. In December 1915, he was listed as working as a carriage smith. In March 1916, he shipped to Tel-elKebir in Egypt to fight and was promoted to the rank of Corporal. Three months later he was sent to France to fight. He was a member of the 5th Australian Division Signals Company. He returned to Australia aboard the “Wyreema” in early 1919.
Andrew returned to farming in Riddells Creek when he discharged from the army. He married Agnes Inglis Crow, a local Riddell Creek girl, in 1924 with whom he had Francis Andrew Sutherland (b. ca. 1925) who died in infancy, and Andrew Bruce (Bruce) (birth date unknown). Ca. 1924, he moved with Agnes to “Pennylands” in Hunter, Bendigo to farm, where they appear to have remained until his death in 1948. Agnes returned to Gisborne to live with her son, Bruce, following Andrew’s death.
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