ANDREWS, Ernest Lancelot
| Service Number: | 89 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914, Helena Vale, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Pancras, London, England, 19 December 1876 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 25 August 1918, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Burial 1X G8 |
| Memorials: | Margaret River Margaret Roll of Honour, Margaret River War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 89, Helena Vale, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 2 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (left thigh) | |
| 20 Aug 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 89, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Ernest Lancelot ANDREWS was born on 19th December, 1876 in Pancras, London
His parents were John Marshall ANDREWS and Lucy Anne NASH who married in England in 1867
Ernest served in WW1 with the Australian Army and was discharged from the AIF on 20th August, 1915 in London, UK -
He received a commission in the British Navy on the 21st August, 1915 as a Second Lieutenant (Royal Marines)
He was promoted to Captain in the Royal Marines, British Navy on 22nd February, 1916 (1st Royal Marine Battalion)
Ernest was Killed in Action on the 25th August, 1918
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Details of his service in the British Navy
Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant 21st August, 1915
Draft for Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF) 25th October, 1915
Joined 2nd RM Battalion - 22nd November, 1915 to 30th October, 1916
Invalided to UK 3rd November, 1916 - sprained ankle
Draft for British Expeditionary Force( BEF) 7th February, 1917
Joined 2nd RM Battalion 23rd Februaury, 1917 to 20th March, 1917
Rejoined 2nd RM Battalion 4th May, 1917 to 10th May, 1917
Invalided to UK 13th May, 1917 - Epididymitis
Draft for BEF 1st April 1918
Joined 2nd RM Battalion 8th April, 1918
Transferred to 1st RM Battalion 28th April, 1918
Killed in Action - 25th August, 1918
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