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John ANDREW

Regimental number428
Place of birthLiverpool, England
SchoolBeresford Road, Liverpool, England
Other trainingFarming after deserting from the sailing ship 'Babasore'.
Age on arrival in Australia17
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationRigger
Addressc/o Mrs Smith, Thornleigh, Vickers Cross, Chester, England
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Andrew c/o Mrs Smith, Thornleigh, Vickers Cross, Chester, England
Enlistment date5 March 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 9 November 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death9 November 1915
Age at death20
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Sarah ANDREW, Thornton House, Childer Thornton, Cheshire, England. Native of Liverpool, England

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