MCANDREW, Anderson
| Service Number: | 6587 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | The Gordon Higher Grade Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 13 June 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot II Row F Grave 3 , Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 6587, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 6587, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
26th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
1901 Census Huntly 35 Torry Street.
Sister : Elizabeth McAndrew, The Hospital, Cornhill Rd; Aberdeen.
Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD Age 23
Embarkation Papers: NoK Mrs A McAndrew, 35 Torry St; Huntly.
He is one of five former pupils of the Gordon Schools in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland who are remembered on the school war Memorial.
Huntly (Scottish Gaelic: Srath Bhalgaidh or Hunndaidh) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, formerly known as Milton of Strathbogie or simply Strathbogie.
Huntly has a primary school (Gordon Primary) and a secondary school (The Gordon Schools) beside Huntly Castle.