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ANDREWS, Allan Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4280 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ringarooma, Tasmania, Australia, 9 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Ringarooma, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Legerwood Memorial Park, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4280, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4280, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4280, 12th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Killed in Action - No Known Grave |
Personal Stories
WW1
Visit Legerwood Tasmania to see their small avenue of carved trees (or view tham on Google). The town records Allan as Alan Robert. The soldier was born 9th May 1897 at Ringarooma Tasmania, the son of Joseph and Anna Jane Andrews. He attended school at the nearby town of New River. He was the first soldier to be born and bred at Ringerwood Tas to give his life in WW1. Allan was Killed in Action 25th July 1916 at Pozieres Ridge in France at the age of 19 years 2 months. May he Rest in Peace. Lest We Forget.
Submitted 25 November 2021 by Maxwell HILL
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Joseph and Anna ANDREWS of Legerwood, Tas.
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