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Robert William ANDREWS

Regimental number3231
Date of birth--/10/1891
Place of birthBowen, Queensland
SchoolBowen State School, Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressBowen, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, R. Andrews, Bowen, Queensland
Previous military serviceD Troop A Squadron 27th (NQ) Light Horse Regiment.
Enlistment date4 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 21 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 29 September 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death26.11
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialRoisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row M, Grave No. 5), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Bowen Cemetery, Queensland. Parents: Robert (d. 15 August 1920, aged 63; bu. Bowen) and Betsy (d. 19 August 1937, aged 73; bu. Bowen) ANDREWS, Gregory Street, Bowen, Queensland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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