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Corporal Albert Adolphus Andrews

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Given name
A A
Family name
Andrews
Gender
Male
Service number
811
Fate
Returned to Australia (RTA)
Fate date
02 March 1919
Additional information
Place of birth
Cessnock, NSW
Religion
Anglican or Church of England
Occupation
Teamster
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation (years)
28
Age at embarkation (months)
2
Next of kin
Father, Stephen Andrews
Enlistment date
Fri, 26 February 1915
Embarkation details
Departed from Sydney, NSW, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 12 May 1915
Rank from Nominal Roll
Private
Last held rank
Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll
17th Battalion
Unit at embarkation
17th Battalion, C Company
Service
Australian Army - First Australian Imperial Force (1st AIF)
Decorations
1914-1915 Star
Veteran Notes/Bio
  • Born: 9 March 1886
  • Place of enlistment: Liverpool, NSW
  • Unit at end of service: 17th Battalion
  • Other decorations: British War Medal 1914-20, Victory Medal
  • Died: 26 March 1969 at Cessnock, NSW
  • Buried at Rutherford General Cemetery
Australian War Memorial - First World War Embarkation Roll, Albert Andrews
Australian War Memorial - First World War Nominal Roll, Albert Andrews
National Archives of Australia - Service records, Albert Andrews
The A.I.F Project - Albert Andrews

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