Hugh Despard ANDREWS

Regimental number10/477
Date of birth10 January 1893
Place of birthPahiatua
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTelephone Linesman
AddressLevin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height6' 0"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Andrews, Heatherlea, Levin
Previous military service'C' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment (still serving)
Enlistment date19 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James D. and Charlotte H. Andrews, Winchester Street, Levin, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington. 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915.

Detached for duty with Japanese Mortar, Anzac, 1 June 1915; rejoined unit, Anzac, 19 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; admitted to HS 'Dongala', 9 August 1915 (bullet wound, left groin); transferred to NZ General Hospital, Abbassia, 12 August 1915 (gunshot wound, thigh); to Specialist Camp, Zeitoun, 17 August 1915; to No.2 Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England, 15 October 1915; discharged to furlough, 27 October 1915; marched into depot, 13 November 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 2 January 1916; rejoined Wellington Bn, Ismailia, 3 January 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Killed in action, 16 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death23
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22270499

Print format