ANDREWS, Robert William
| Service Number: | 3231 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 August 1915, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 26 October 1891 |
| Home Town: | Bowen, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Bowen State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension, France I M 5 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bowen Boys State School Honour Roll, Bowen Merinda & District Great War Roll of Honour, Bowen War Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3231, 9th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3231, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3231, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 3231, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3231 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert ANDREWS and Betsy nee BENTON of Gregory St., Bowen, Queensland.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR HIS COUNTRY
Another of our brave lads has made the supreme sacrifice, the sad news being received on Saturday last by His Worship the Mayor that Private Robert William Andrews, son of Mr and Mrs R. Andrews, of this town, was killed in action on 29th September last.
Deceased was a native of Bowen and had been on active service for over three years. He was a steady, industrious young man, and greatly respected. General sympathy is extended to bis relatives and to all those who are so pfuelly bit in this awful war by the loss of those who give their lives for our protection.
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