Arthur Alfred ANDREWS

Regimental number24/1928
Date of birth13 March 1895
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionMethodist
OccupationCabinetmaker
Height5' 9"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Vincent Andrews, 51 George Street, Masterton
Previous military serviceServed in C Company, Territorial Force, Masterton (still serving at time of NZEF enlistment).
Enlistment date10 November 1915
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements to 1st and 2nd Battalions, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 4 March 1916
Harbour records indicate that the actual date of sailing was 5 March 1916.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitD Company, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 21 July 1917
Discharge date11 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington,4 March 1916 ; disembarked Suez, 10 April 1916.

Embarked Port Said to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 23 April 1916.

Admitted to XV Corps Collecting Station, 30 September 1916; transferred from 26th General Hospital to England on board HS 'Dieppe', 9 October 1916, and admitted to 2nd London General Hospital, Chelsea, 10 October 1916 (goitre); transferred to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 9 January 1917; to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 6 March 1917; to NZ Command Depot, Codford, 23 May 1917.

Classified unfit for military service, 30 May 1917.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board 'Arawa', 21 July 1917; discharged, 11 November 1917 (no longer fit for military service on account of pre-enlistment disability aggravated by active service).

Total war service: 2 years 42 days (of which 1 year 205 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death11 December 1926
Age at death31
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 26, p. 31
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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