Harold Leslie ANDREWS

Regimental number27819
Date of birth1 February 1895
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Height5' 8.5"
Weight125 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary L Andrews, 17 Britannia Street, Petone, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed in the Railway Engineers; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 June 1916
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 12th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Letitia Andrews, 26 Rodrigu Road, Kilbirnie, Wellington, and the late Edgar James Andrews
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 December 1916, marched into Sling Camp and reverted to Temporary Corporal.

Promoted Corporal (having qualified at course of instruction), 2 February 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 29 February 1917.

Joined 2nd Bn and posted to 10th Company, in the field, 30 March 1917.

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 12 June 1917.

Killed in action, 15 June 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 26
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805

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