FREW, Andrew
(Service number 38950)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Mary Frew (mother), Mosgiel | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | NZEF | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Devonport, England |
| Other Units Served With | |||
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 13 December 1917 | Age | 36 |
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| Place of Death | Belgium | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Temuka RSA Roll of Honour; Temuka War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
son of Andrew & Mary Frew, Mosgiel
Sources
Cenotaph Feb 2014
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Researched and Written by
Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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