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ANDREWS, Joseph Ignatius
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50003 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1918, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 13th March 1918 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alberton, Victoria, Australia, 20 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Alexandra, Murrindindi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Alexandra State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Cordial Manufacturer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Sandringham, Victoria, Australia, 3 April 1963, aged 64 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jan 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50003, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 1st General Service Reinforcement’s Victoria at Broadmeadows Camp 13th March 1918 | |
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| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50003, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50003, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Allocated to reinforce 21st Battalion from 5th Training Battalion UK | |
| 8 Nov 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Taken on Strength of the Battalion in the field France ex 21st Bn reinforcement’s UK | |
| 5 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 50003, 21st Infantry Battalion, RTA 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment on HT Warwickshire | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50003, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Discharged 3MD Melbourne medically unfit influenza debility |
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Private Joseph Ignatius Andrews previous period of home service
Enlisted 6th December 1916 Alexandra Victoria as V58975 Private J I Andrews allocated to Seymour Camp Victoria Machine Gun Depot.
Discharged 17 February 1917 being under age
Period of service 74 days / Character good.