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William ANDREW

Regimental number251
Place of birthIndooroopilly, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o S.H. Andrew, Bleinheim, Laidley, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 6"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinFather, Henry Andrew, Chappel Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll24 September 1914
Place of enlistmentBlackall, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name15th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on 22 December 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 21 September 1914. Promoted corporal, 16 December 1914.
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Date of death27 April 1915
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialQuinnn's Post Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 18), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
74
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Mary ANDREW
Family/military connectionsBrother: 256 Corporal Norman ANDREW MM, 11th Infantry Brigade Headquarters, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, Gallipoli, 27 April 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ANDREW William

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