Andrew HALVORSEN

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HALVORSEN, Andrew

Service Number:	4793
Enlisted:	12 November 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Pirie, South Australia, Australia , 9 April 1891
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 February 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers I A 42
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Pirie Fathers of Sailors and Soldiers Association Port Pirie District Roll of Honor WW1, Port Pirie Oval WW1 Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

12 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4793, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4793, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4793, 10th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
23 Feb 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4793, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4793 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-23

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Biography

"...4793 Private Andrew Halvorsen, 50th Battalion, of Port Pirie, SA. A labourer prior to enlistment, Pte Halvorsen embarked with the 10th Battalion from Adelaide aboard RMS Mongolia on 9 March 1916. While serving in France Pte Halvorsen was killed in action, aged 26, on 23 February 1917, and buried at the Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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