ANDREWS, George Henry
| Service Number: | 2127 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1916, Townsville, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ma Ma Creek, Queensland, Australia , 2 September 1888 |
| Home Town: | Grantham, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School |
| Occupation: | Agriculturit |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 9 June 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gatton Weeping Mother Memorial, Ma Ma Creek Memorial, Townsville No. 37 Magnetic Lodge P.A.F.S.O.A. Honor Board, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2127, 47th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
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| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2127, 47th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2127, 47th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
George was born in Ma Ma Creek on 2 Sep 1888, son of David Andrews and Fleurine Elsie Paroz.
Private enlisted 27 Mar 1916 in Townsville aged 27, and embarked from Brisbane on 16 Aug 1916 per HMAT A42 “Boorara”.
He served on the Western Front with the 47th Battalion AIF. He was Killed in Action on 9 Jun 1917 in Battle of Messines, Belgium. No known grave. His name appears on Panel 27 of The Menin Gate Memorial.
He was an agriculturist.
His brothers, 4358 Private Bertie Reginald Andrews, 25th Battalion, was KIA 10 Jun 1918, and 4357 Private James Martin Andrews, 25th Battalion, was KIA 5 Aug 1916.
Courtesy of Samual Cox
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