ANDREW, Thomas
| Service Number: | 76 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Goodwood, South Australia, 20 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 6 August 1915, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 76, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 76, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 76, 7th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 6 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 76, 7th Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 76 awm_unit: 7th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-06 |
Obituary
The Register Adelaide Monday 30 August 1915 page 6
THE LATE PTE. T. ANDREW.
Mrs. William Andrew, of Forest avenue, Black Forest, has been officially informed that her son, Pte. Thomas Andrew, was killed in action at Gallipoli, on August 6. The deceased, who was 22 years of age, enlisted from Sydney in the Machine Gun Section, 7th light Horse, in October last. He had been engaged in Sydney, as an expert mechanic for an American firm of implement makers. Until two years ago the deceased was stationed as a cadet on the Government Farm, at Loxton, and at Veitch's Well, where he developed a fine physique. He was 22 years of age, unmarried, and a son of the late Mr. William Andrew, of the Government Printing Office.
Submitted 22 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of William ANDREW and Mary James nee CRANE
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