Jack Clifford ANDREWS

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ANDREWS, Jack Clifford

Service Number:	5596
Enlisted:	19 December 1939
Last Rank:	Leading Aircraftman
Last Unit:	No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine
Born:	Kent Town, South Australia, 23 May 1919
Home Town:	Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide Technical High School, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Refrigeration Engineer
Died:	Accidental (Ground Accident), Trangie, New South Wales, Trangie, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1941, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section A; Drive: B; Path (#): 7(8); Site #234AS, Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide Technical High School Old Scholars WW2 Honour Roll, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Australian Garden of Remembrance

World War 2 Service

19 Dec 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 5596, Laverton, Victoria
19 Dec 1939:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 5596
20 Dec 1939:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 5596
5 Apr 1941:	Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 5596, No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School Narromine, Empire Air Training Scheme
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Born 23 May 1919 in Kent Town, South Australia
(SA Births 1907 - 1928. Book : 37A Page : 328 District : Nor.)

Father Jack Calvan ANDREWS and Mother Rachael May (nee SUMMERS),
he lived with his parents at Largs Bay, South Australia on enlisting.

19/12/1939 enlisted into RAAF at Largs Bay, SA
place of enlisting Laverton, Victoria

***service records need to be ordered through National Archives of Australia***

Last rank: Leading Aircraftman with 5 Elementary Flying Schook, Narromine, NSW

05/05/1941 accident death at Trangie, NSW - 21 years of age

Buried in: Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, SA
Section A; Drive: B; Path (#): 7(8); Site #234AS
Grant Expires: 10/04/2040

Cremated and layed with Jack are:
John Shaw Andrews (b. 16/12/1897 - d. 16/05/1975 77 years of age)
(his Father William Henry ANDREWS and Mother Jemima NOBLE)
Rachel May Andrews (d. 09/04/1985 86 Years of age)

His name is commemorated on Panel 115 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
ACT.

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 03/01/2017. Lest we forget.

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