John ANDREW

Regimental number6286
Place of birthHelidon, Queensland
SchoolHelidon State School, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressHelidon, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinMother, Mrs Elizabeth Andrews, Helidon, Queensland
Enlistment date2 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 18 July 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30
Place of burialCrouy British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 25), Crouy-Sur-Somme, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
106
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Elizabeth ANDREW, Helidon, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal