Basil John ANDREW

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Service Number:	VX13755
Enlisted:	1 July 1916
Last Rank:	Brigadier
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 October 1894
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Scotch College, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	coronory occlusion, on active service, Alexandria, Egypt, 28 April 1941, aged 46 years
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Plot N, Grave No.158, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lindisfarne Officers of the 12th Battalion Pictorial Honour Roll

8 Feb 1916:	Involvement Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
8 Feb 1916:	Embarked Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
1 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 12th Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion
29 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Infantry Battalion

22 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Brigadier, VX13755, Melbourne, Victoria

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Served in Cadets

Served WW1

1 July 1915 Promoted to LT.

30 April 1919 - Returned to Australia

Discharged 29 June 1919 from 12 Battalion

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal