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ANDREWS, George
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Andrews, William George - Circular / Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 1503 |
| Enlisted: | 10 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, 11 December 1886 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | National School, Caldicot, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1503, Depot Battalion | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 1503, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 1503, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1503, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 31 and the son of George and Selina Andrews, of "Myrtle House," Caldicot, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.Caldicot (Welsh: Cil-y-coed) is a town and community in Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, located between Chepstow and Newport.
He had sustained a shrapnel wound to the shoulder at Gallipoli on 12th August 1915.
He is one of two Australian casualties of the Great War remembered on the Caldicot War Memorial.
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