ANDREWS, James Silas
| Service Number: | 5551 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 November 1915, Adelaide South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burra, South Australia, 6 May 1897 |
| Home Town: | Maylands (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Illness, Keswick Military Hospital, Keswick South Australia, 8 February 1921, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Row 5 West, Grave 10, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5551, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Nov 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 5551, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, embarkation_roll: roll_number: 15 embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: 15th Reinforcements |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide South Australia Australia | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5551, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5551, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 28 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, HMAT Anchises A68 | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5551, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 25 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Award of the Military Medal
During the whole of the operations south of Morlancourt near Albert on the night of 10/11 June 1918 this man especially distinguished himself by running very often from the Battalion Observation Post to the Battalion Headquarters very often under extremely heavy shell fire to deliver the reports from the Observers. He showed an utter disregard for perosnal safety. Sigd C Rosenthal Major General Commander 2nd Division.
Submitted 28 December 2013
Biography
Son of Silas ANDREWS and Mary nee TOLLY
Surname: ANDREWS; Given Names: James Silas ; Date of Birth: 6 May 1897; Date of Enlistment: 18 November 1915; Trade or Calling: Storeman; Birth Location: Burra; Address prior to enlistment: 10 Wellington Road, Maylands; Photograph sent by: S Andrews
Source: State Records SA
Prior service 79th Battalion B Company
Enlisted 15th Reinforcements 27th Battalion
Wounded 28 March1917 - Gunshot Wound arm and thigh
Promoted Lance Corporal
Awarded the Military Medal June 1918 - During the whole of the operations south of Morlancourt near Albert on the night of 10/11 June 1918 this man especially distinguished himself by running very often from the Battalion Observation Post to the Battalion Headquarters very often under extremely heavy shell fire to deliver the reports from the Observers. He showed an utter disregard for perosnal safety. Sigd C Rosenthal Major General Commander 2nd Division.
Demoted to Private after a Charge of AWL. Had a record of breaking camp on numerous occasions.
A sport related injury of sprained ankle was reported late in 1918. This appears to have persisted for some considerable time. No other disability was noted.
PTE Andrews had an extended condition involving a 'sprained ankle' which appears to have developed into rheumatoid arthritis but how this led to his premature death is not clear from his records. He is listed on the Honour Roll so his death is classified as service related .
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