CHRISTIAN, Andrew George
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 3 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Coogee, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Public Servant |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1V, Row E, Grave 5 Rev. A. Gillison officiated Headstone inscription reads: No reveille and no morning gun shall evermore waken him |
| Memorials: | Coonamble Municipality and Wingadee Shire HR, Sydney NSW Post Master General's Department Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Officer, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement Captain, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Mary Ann Christian. Husand of Minnie Laura Christian of 'Kaloola', Croydon Street, Petersham, NSW formerly of 'Leonardville' Rainbow Street, Coogee, NSW. Father of Christina Christian
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated on the Parramatta Memorial, NSW
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
CAPTAIN CHRISTIAN.
Captain Andrew George Christian, killed in action, was born in 1872. He started his military career as a second lieutenant in the 3rd Australian Infantry Regiment in 1894. Two years later he got his second star, and in 1912 he was gazetted captain in the 41st (Blue Mountains) Infantry, and area officer at Redfern.
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