ANDREWS, Edward Tempest
| Service Number: | 6032 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 September 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hay, New South Wales, 1881 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bourke Convent & Pire Bure Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 20 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Plot III, Row C, Grave 23, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6032 | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6032, 17th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6032, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born in Hay, New South Wales
Father stated Edward was born 1881 (died 36 years of age).
Father Arthur William Abbott ANDREWS and Mother Bridget Andrews
lived at Macdonald House, 321 Pitt Street, Sydney, NSW.
Although Edward stated he was 33 years 3 months of age on enlisting, single,
5' 5 3/4" tall; 140 lbs; fresh complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Roman Catholic
On enlisting Edward had lived at 'Roseleigh', North Ryde, NSW.
04/09/1916 enlisted in Sydney, NSW
10/09/1916 appointed to Dubbo Depot Battalion
19/09/1916 appointed to 17th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement at Liverpool, NSW
25/10/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard HMAT A11 Ascanius
as a Private with 17th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement
28/12/1916 disembarked into Devonport, England
29/12/1916 marched into 5th Training Battalion, Rollestone, England
05/04/1917 proceeded overseas to France
06/04/1917 marched out to 2nd Australian Depot Base, Etaples, France
26/04/1917 joined 17th Battalion, France
20/09/1917 Killed in Action
09/01/1918 noted as buried:
East of Gordon House, south of road running from Zillebeke Road
to Leinster Farm, west of small cemetery on south side of hedge, France
09/07/1919 exhumed and re-buried in:
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium
Plot III, Row C, Grave #23
His name is commemorated on Panel 82 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (50565), Victory medal (49925) and
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (331348)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 11/01/2017. Lest we forget.