ANDREWS, John William
| Service Number: | 6959 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Petham near Canterbury, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Yuna, Chapman Valley, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, Ploegsteert, 4 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Strand Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert, Wallonie, Belgium Plot IX, Row J, Grave No. 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nabawa Upper Chapman Valley Road Board WW1 District Roll of Honour, Nabawa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6959, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 6959, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 6959, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Berrima, Fremantle | |
| 4 Jul 1917: | Wounded Private, 6959, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Killed in Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1889 Andrews John William Bridge 2a 809
He was 28 and the son of Mr. Henry George and Mrs. E. C. Andrews, of 17, Frederick St., Sittingbourne, Kent, England, formerly of King's Row, Nettlestead near Maidstone, Kent, England.
Agricultural labourer, he was 21 when he arrived in Australia, chiefly connected with Yuna, Giraldton, Western Australia.
Brother of Private, Service Number 6716 Frederick Joseph Andrews of 16th. Battalion Australian Infantry A.I.F., of Shinton Street, Geraldton, Western Australia. Returned to Australia, 1 June 1919.
He is remembered on the Nettlestead War Memorial [His father Henry George Andrews had previously lived at Nettlestead] The memorial is within the lych gate leading to St. Mary the Virgin Church, Nettlestead. There are inscriptions along the front beam and also on the inside of the interior beams.
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