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ANDREW, William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 251 |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Blackall, Queensland, Australia |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia, 6 January 1887 |
Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 27 April 1915, aged 28 years |
Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row A, Grave 18 , Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Laidley Memorial Park Gates, Laidley War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Blackall, Queensland, Australia | |
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22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 251, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 251, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
27 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 251, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 251 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-27 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Son of Henry and Mary Andrew. Brother of Norman Andrew MM. Returned to Australia 29 March 1919
Medals 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal