ANDREWS, James Raitt Dickson
(Service number 24/31)
| First Rank | Rifleman | 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 | Railways, Taihape | ||
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| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | H.T. Andrews (father), Prince of Wales Hotel, Dunedin | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Machine-gun Section | ||
| Date | 10 September 1915 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | NZ Machine Gun Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Death
| Date | 27 October 1916 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of wounds | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Estaires Communal Cemetery, Nord, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Winchester War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of H. T. Andrews, of Dunedin,
Sources
Cenotaph Aug 2013
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Carol Bell, SC branch NZSG & Timaru Herald
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