ANDREWS, Julian
| Service Numbers: | SX32325, S38038 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 June 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | Port Broughton, SA, 15 January 1903 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Sacred Heart College, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Kingswood, South Australia, 25 October 1957, aged 54 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Jun 1943: | Involvement Major, SX32325 | |
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| 10 Jun 1943: | Involvement Major, S38038 | |
| 10 Jun 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX32325 | |
| 10 Jul 1943: | Enlisted Major, SX32325, General Hospitals - WW2, Colonel Light Gardens, SA | |
| 16 Jul 1946: | Discharged | |
| 16 Jul 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX32325 |
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ANDREWS Julian MB BS
1903-1957
Julian Andrews was born in Port Broughton, South Australia, on 15th January 1903. He was the son of Frederick William Andrews and Rebecca Francis, nee Purling. Andrews was educated at Sacred Heart College, and he initially went to Melbourne University to study medicine living at Newman College, as there was no Catholic residential college in Adelaide at the time. However, he returned to Adelaide and commenced the medical course at the University of Adelaide in 1924. He graduated in 1932. He married Audine Adelaide Barclay in St Francis Xavier Cathedral on 29th June 1935. She was the daughter of Julian Thomas Barclay. Andrews and his wife had three daughters born on 5th April 1936, 16th August 1937 and 14th January 1941.
Andrews joined the AAMC on 1st April 1940, and was placed on the Reserve of Officers at the rank of honorary captain. He enlisted in the 2/AIF at Colonel Light Gardens on 22nd July 1941 and served in Alice Springs from 1st October 1941. He was then posted to the camp hospital at Wayville on 30th April 1942, which was followed by a posting to 105 AMH for additional training in pathology. Andrews had successive appointments to 32 Camp Hospital, 105 AMH and 21st Pathology Laboratory as a specialist in Pathology. He was seconded to the 2/AIF, on 10th June 1943, and posted to 116 AGH on 31st August 1943, followed by a posting to 1st Mobile Bacteriology Laboratory on 29th January 1944. He was promoted to temporary major and held positions as a specialist pathologist. He remained on full-time duty after the end of the war with a posting to 116 AGH on 27th Sep 1945, and 105 AGH on 14th January 1946. He was placed on the Reserve of Officers of AAMC on 25th August 1946 at the rank of major.
After the war, he and his wife had a son on 22nd December 1947. Julian Andrews died on 25th October 1957 at Kingswood, South Australia. His wife and children survived him.
Source
Blood, Sweat and Fears III: Medical Practitioners South Australia, who Served in World War 2.
Swain, Jelly, Verco, Summers. Open Books Howden, Adelaide 2019.
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