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John Lancelot ANDREWS

Regimental number3346
Place of birthManning River, New South Wales
SchoolParramatta High School, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressWentworth Avenue, Wentworthville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs Amelia Andrews, Wentworth Avenue, Wentworthville, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 January 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name54th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/71/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll54th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 26 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Flanders
Age at death16.8
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialNew Irish Farm Cemetery (Plot XXXIV, Row E, Grave No. II), St. Jean-les-Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
158
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Amelia ANDREWS, Wentworth Avenue, Wentworthville, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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