Edward ANDREWS

Regimental number12/1878
Date of birth19 October 1880
Place of birthEngland
Other NamesEdward Clement
OccupationSeaman
Address5 Dublin Street, Ponsonby, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 10"
Weight172 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charles Andrews, 5 Victoria Buildings, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Previous military serviceServed for 10 years in the Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date11 January 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records34
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel 9), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Caroline Andrews, Hunstanton, Norfolk, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Admitted to NZ Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 11 July 1915; transferred to 1st Australian Stationary Hospital, Lemnos, 12 July 1915; to 24th CC Hospital, Lemnos, 19 July 1915; discharged from hospital, 20 July 1915; rejoined unit at Gallipoli, 31 July 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22270496

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