Henry Brown MCANDREW

MCANDREW, Henry Brown

    Service Number: 975
    Enlisted: 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Alstonville,New South Wales, Australia, 1889
    Home Town: Alstonville, Northern Rivers, New South Wales
    Schooling: Uralba School, New South Wales, Australia
    Occupation: Labourer
    Died: Died of wounds - head, At sea on board HS Soudan, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 21 May 1915
    Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
    No known grave, Buried at sea Panel 47, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Alstonville Public School Great War Roll of Honor, Alstonville War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll, Tweed Heads Lodge Tweed 136 Roll of Honour, Uralba Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 975, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Lismore, NSW
    22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 975, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
    22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 975, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne
    21 May 1915: Involvement Private, 975, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 975 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-21

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of James and Jane McAndrew of Alstonville, NSW. Brother of Roy Miller McAndrew who returned to Australia on 30 January 1918 having served with the 15th Battalion

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Lismore Light Horse for about 12 months

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