ANDREWARTHA, William Henry
| Service Number: | 4356 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 August 1915, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jollimont, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Dunorlan, Meander Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Leslie House School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper's assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot 2, Row B, Grave 76, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Deloraine War Memorial, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Amateur Athletics Association |
World War 1 Service
| 13 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4356, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4356, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4356, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 5 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4356, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4356 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-05 |
War History
Born: Melbourne, Victoria
Son of William & Laura ANDREWARTHA
Wife: Grace Emily ANDREWARTHA
Of 31 Forster St, Newtown, Hobart, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Storekeepers Assistant
Enlisted: 13 August 1915
Embarkation: 3 January 1916 from Brisbane per ‘Kyarra’
Age: 23 years
Served in Egypt & France
Wounded in Action: 5 August 1916
Died of Wounds: 5 August 1916
Buried: Puchevillers British Cemetery, France
Plot 2, Row B, Grave 76
Submitted 29 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Robert Beard
Son of William and Laura ANDREWARTHA and Husband of Grace Emily
"...4356 Corporal William Henry Andrewartha, 47th Battalion, of Dunorlan, Tas. Pte Andrewartha enlisted on 13 August 1915 and embarked from Melbourne, Vic, aboard HMAT Demosthenes on 29 December 1915. He died of wounds on 5 August 1916 in France, aged 24." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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