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Oliver ANDREWS

Regimental number2271
Place of birthGravesend, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressFair View, Gravesend, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18.7
Height5' 10.5"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinFather, Charles Andrews, Boggabilla near Goondiwindi, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 January 1919
Discharge date13 April 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 16 January 1919; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, buttock), Sydney, 13 April 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ANDREWS Oliver

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