Regimental number | 6949 |
Place of birth | Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales |
School | Cleveland Street Public School, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 7 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 49 McKee Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A. Andrews, 49 McKee Street, Ultimo, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 2 years in Australian Rifle Regiment in Australia. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Given name on RoHc is William Thomas. |
Fate | DOD; secondary fate: DOI |
Place of death or wounding | Sutton Veny, England |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 368B, Row E, Grave No. 22), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 31 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary ANDREWS; husband of Annie ANDREWS, 54 Darghan Street, Glebe, Sydney |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Sydney, 9 November 1916; admitted to hospital, Cape Town, 1 November 1916 [sic]; found guilty, 8 December 1916, of being absent without leave for 6 hours: award, forfeits 2 days' pay; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 January 1917. Proceeded overseas to France from 1st Training Bn, 3 May 1917; marched into 1st Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 May 1917. Taken on strength of 2nd Bn, 11 May 1917. Found guilty, 14 June 1917, of while on active service, drunkenness: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2. To divisional duties, 31 October 1917; rejoined unit, 4 November 1917. On leave to United Kingdom, 8 February 1918; rejoined unit, 25 February 1918. Admitted to No 2 Australian Field Ambulance, 17 May 1918 (diarrhoea); transferred to No 15 Casualty Clearing Station, 17 May 1918; to No 32 Stationary Hospital, 19 May 1918 (diarrhoea, and debility); to England, 5 June 1918; to War Hospital, Exeter, 6 June 1918; to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 25 June 1918; discharged to furlough, 27 June 1918; marched into No 1 Command Depot, Sutton Veny, 11 July 1918. Found guilty, 8 August 1918, of being in the lines, when he should have been on parade: awarded 5 days' confined to camp. Found guilty, 6 September 1918, of being absent without leave from midnight, 3 September 1918, until 0525 hours, 4 September 1918: award, admonished. Admitted to Group Clearing Hospital, 8 September 1918 (diarrhoea); marched into No 1 Command Depot, 25 September 1918, and classified 'B1A4'. Died, Sutton Veny Military Hospital, 20 October 1918 (influenza and pneumonia). Buried, St John the Evangelist Churchyard, Sutton Veny, 23 October 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, ANDREWS William Thomas |