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ANDREWS, Vincent Lawrence

Service Number:	15
Enlisted:	7 December 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	35th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 9 April 1898
Home Town:	Abermain, Cessnock, New South Wales
Schooling:	Weston Public School and Maitland High School, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Natural causes, New Lambton, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia., 16 May 1973, aged 75 years
Cemetery:	Newcastle Memorial Park (fmly Beresfield Crematorium) Cremated
Memorials:	Abermain War Memorial, Maitland High School Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

7 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 15, 35th Infantry Battalion
1 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 15, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
1 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 15, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
13 Sep 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, For devotion to duty and courage at Morlancourt on the night of 5/6 May 1918. As his platoon was nearing its final objective he noted an enemy machine gunner rush to his gun and swing it into action. Without hesitation he sprang forward and shot the gunner opening the way for the capture of the gun and the garrison in the post.
4 Feb 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant

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