DAVIES, Andrew Sarrail
| Service Number: | Q28848 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 61 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 10 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 23 February 1982, aged 65 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q28848 | |
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| 17 Mar 1941: | Involvement Private, Q28848, reserved occupation | |
| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Discharged Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, Q28848, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q28848 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Andrew Sarrail was the 4th of 6 children of Arthur Percival Davies (a Stonemason) and Elizabeth Grace Butler of Brisbane, QLD
Andrew was a Brickmaker in Wynnum, QLD when he enlisted in 1940. He served with the Australian Army 61 Battalion as a Private (Service No: Q28848) until 1942.
Brother Robert Arthur served with the Army and sister Ellen with the RAAF during WWII.
Following his Discharge, Andrew worked as a Brickmaker in Wynnum (Hemmant) QLD and married Doreen Merle Roberts in 1944 in Brisbane, QLD. He continued living in Buranda and Wynnum and working as a Brick Setter and Factory Hand, and in 1965 married Shirley Rae Fensom. He lived and worked as a Factory Hand in Manly, QLD until his death in 1982
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