Regimental number | 251 |
Place of birth | Indooroopilly, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o S.H. Andrew, Bleinheim, Laidley, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Henry Andrew, Chappel Street, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackall, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 21 September 1914. Promoted corporal, 16 December 1914. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Quinnn'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 connections | Brother: 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 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDREW William |