STURGEON, Andrew
(Service number 34745)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 15 August 1895 | Place of Birth | Ashburton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | City Boarding House, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs F. McNAMARA (sister), 66 Broad Street, Palmerston North | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 20th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 7 December 1916 | ||
| Transport | Port Lyttelton | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 20 January 1981 | Age | 85 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Andrew Sturgeon, known as Andy, was born on 15 August 1895 at Ashburton, the third son of Andrew Henry and Ellen (née Moriarty) Sturgeon. Andy was educated at Tinwald and Christchurch East schools. When he enlisted, he was a farm hand for Mr M. Sullivan at Otipua(?) or Otaio(?). He left as part of South Canterbury's quota for the 20th Reinforcements by the second express north on 23 August 1916. Prior to leaving the men were entertained at the Stafford Tea Rooms by the Ladies Committee of the South Canterbury Patriotic War Relief Society. The men assembled at the Drill Shed to be addressed by the Mayor and other dignitaries and then to march to the Railway Station, accompanied by the 2nd South Canterbury Band, Senior Cadets and Honorary Territorials. Andrew married Grace Louisa Anderson in 1935. His brother, George Cross Sturgeon, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [15 August 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [16 August 2020]; School Admission record [16 August 2002]; Waimairi Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [16 August 2020]; Timaru Herald, 23 August 1916 (Papers Past) [19 December 2015]
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