ANDREWS, Cecil Harry
| Service Number: | 2554 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Leongatha, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Injuries (self-inflicted wound), France, 6 August 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newmarket Baptist Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2554, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2554, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2554, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2554 awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-06 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Joseph and Lydia Andrews, of 14, Rankins Rd., Newmarket, Victoria
Horse trainer, once apprenticed to James Scobie. 5’ 2½”. In France with the 7th Battalion, in May 1916 he was in hospital but was charged with the concealment of disease (venereal) and making a disturbance after lights out, receiving 7 days Field Punishment No 2. In July 1916 he received another 7 days FP No 2 for being absent from Parade and roll call. On 5 Aug 1916 he was admitted to hospital at Etaples, and the next day was found to have cut his neck with a razor. An enquiry found that he had died of a self-inflicted razor cut to the throat.