SUMMERS, Andrew
| Service Number: | 692 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 November 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Codrington, New South Wales, Australia, 22 September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds received in action – re-section of right hip & Pneumonia, 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England , 31 October 1918, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom Plot I, Row I, Grave 157 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Eden Creek District WW1 Honour Roll, Ettrick WWI Honor Roll, Kyogle Great War Honor Roll, Kyogle Methodist WW1 Roll of Honor, Kyogle Shire Council Honour Roll WW1, South Gundurimba Public School Roll of Honour, Tomki Public School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 692, 3rd Machine Gun Company | |
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| 21 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 692, 3rd Machine Gun Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 692, 3rd Machine Gun Company, HMAT Suevic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jan 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 692, 15th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, Died of wounds (SW hip and thigh) and pneumonia in hospital | |
| 31 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 692, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 692 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Andrew Summers was born at North Codrington, NSW on 22nd September, 1891 to parents John and Hannah Wain Summers (nee Reid)
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 2nd November, 1916 as a 25 year old, single, Farmer from Eden Creek, Kyogle, NSW. He stated on his Attestation Papers that he had served for 18 months with Australian Light Horse.
On 8th December, 1916 Private Summers was posted to 11th Depot Battalion for recruit training. He was transferred to Machine Gun Reinforcements on 2nd February, 1917 then transferred to 3rd Machine Gun Company on 19th February, 1917. Private Summers was transferred to Machine Gun Depot on 26th February, 1917 then transferred to “Invalids 3rd Military District” on 27th February, 1917 until 5th April, 1917.
Private Andrew Summers, Service number 692, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Suevic (A29) on 21st June, 1917 with the 3rd Machine Gun Company, 12th Reinforcements & disembarked at Liverpool, England on 26th August, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
On 26th August, 1917 Private Summers was marched in to 3rd Training Battalion at Durrington, Wiltshire from Australia.
He was marched out from 1st Training Battalion on 13th November, 1917 to Isolation Hospital. Private Summers was admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, Sutton Veny, Wiltshire on 13th November, 1917 with Bronchitis & was discharged to Lines on 23rd November, 1917.
On 23rd January, 1918 Private Summers proceeded overseas to France to reinforce the 15th Battalion. He joined 4th A.D.B.D. (Australian Divisional Base Depot) at Havre, France on 24th January, 1918 & was marched out to his Unit on 26th January, 1918. Private Summers was taken on strength of 15th Battalion from 3rd Machine Gun Company on 29th January, 1918 in the Field.
Private Andrew Summers was wounded in action in France on 4th July, 1918. He was admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance on 4th July, 1918 with shrapnel wounds to thighs & right arm. Private Summers was transferred & admitted to 47th Casualty Clearing Station on 4th July, 1918. He was transferred & admitted on 8th July, 1918 to 12th USA General Hospital at Rouen, France. Private Summers embarked for England from France on 29th September, 1918 on Hospital Ship Gloucester Castle.
He was admitted to 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England on 30th September, 1918 with G.S.W. (gunshot wound/s) to right thigh, compound fracture of femur, GSW to left thigh (flesh) & GSW to right shoulder (Flesh) – all shell wounds. His condition was listed as severe. The Hospital Admissions form records the following “Wounded 4/7/18. Rt hip wd excised & F.B. removed at 12 Gen Hosp. On July 20 Streptor ___ found in all wds (same hosp). Admitted 3 S. G. Hosp 30/9/18, when head of rt femur excised. Wd. remained very dirty, Developed Influenza 25 Oct & pneumonia 2 days later.”
Private Andrew Summers died at 9.45 pm on 31st October, 1918 at 3rd Southern General Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England from wounds received in action – re-section of right hip & Pneumonia.
He was buried in Botley Cemetery, Botley, Oxfordshire, England where 7 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/botley.html
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