ANDREWS, Jack Clifford
| Service Number: | 5596 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 December 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine |
| Born: | Kent Town, South Australia, 23 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Refrigeration Engineer |
| Died: | Accidental (Ground Accident), Trangie, New South Wales, Trangie, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1941, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section A; Drive: B; Path (#): 7(8); Site #234AS, Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 23 May 1919 in Kent Town, South Australia
(SA Births 1907 - 1928. Book : 37A Page : 328 District : Nor.)
Father Jack Calvan ANDREWS and Mother Rachael May (nee SUMMERS),
he lived with his parents at Largs Bay, South Australia on enlisting.
19/12/1939 enlisted into RAAF at Largs Bay, SA
place of enlisting Laverton, Victoria
***service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia***
Last rank: Leading Aircraftman with 5 Elementary Flying Schook, Narromine, NSW
05/05/1941 accident death at Trangie, NSW - 21 years of age
Buried in: Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, SA
Section A; Drive: B; Path (#): 7(8); Site #234AS
Grant Expires: 10/04/2040
Cremated and layed with Jack are:
John Shaw Andrews (b. 16/12/1897 - d. 16/05/1975 77 years of age)
(his Father William Henry ANDREWS and Mother Jemima NOBLE)
Rachel May Andrews (d. 09/04/1985 86 Years of age)
His name is commemorated on Panel 115 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
ACT.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 03/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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