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ANDREW, George Bennett David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1879 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy HIll, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness - Cerebal Tumour, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 22 June 1920 |
| Cemetery: |
Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia Church of England Section, Row AS, Grave 844, Fremantle Cemetery, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy HIll, WA | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1879, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1879, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1879, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at 5th Military District as Medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Name on Attestation paper is George Bennett David Andrew
Son of Bennett and Annie Andrew of corner of Wilson and Federal Streets, Kalgoolie, WA
17 October 1917 - returned to Australia on board HT Benalla for discharge as medically unfit
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal