ENEVER, Andrew Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 10403, V381192 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 28 June 1897 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Employed at Electrical Supply Co. |
| Memorials: | Bendigo Central School Honor Roll, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St. John's Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 10403, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Jan 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 10403, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Afric, Melbourne |
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, V381192 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Larna Malone
Andrew Thomas Enever was aged 18 years and 1 month when he enlisted for Service on 5.8.15. Born in Bendigo, he was the son of Donald Enever, of 7 Langston Street, Bendigo, and was employed at the Electrical Supply Co. On enlistment he was described as being 6’ 1”tall, with a fair complexion, brown eyes and fair hair. He was given Service No. 10403 and appointed to B Company, 12th Battalion. On 11.11.15 he was appointed to the 2nd Reinforcements for 4th Field Artillery as a Gunner.
He returned to Bendigo in January, 1916, on final leave, and his parents presented him with a handsome leather wallet, the presentation being made at the conclusion of an evening service at St. John’s Presbyterian Church. He embarked for overseas on 5.1.16.
In Egypt he joined the 2nd Division Ammunition Column, but soon after became ill with enteric fever and spent two months in hospital. He spent the remainder of the year in England.
He embarked for France in March, 1917, and was posted to the 113th Battery on 5.4.17 as a Driver. He embarked for Return to Australia on 15.5.19.
“The Men Listed on the Roll of Honour, St John’s Presbyterian Church, Bendigo”: Larna Malone