ANDREWS, Thorwald Henry
(Service number 80212)
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Birth
| Date | 03/09/1888 | Place of Birth | Dunedin |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Kohika, Otaio, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs R. ANDREWS (wife), 34 Burlington Street, Sydenham, Christchurch | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 10 March 1961 | Age | 73 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thorwal Henry Andrews was the son of Henry Thomas and Augusta Wilhelmina Christina (née Rasmussen) Andrews. He was educated at Ravensbourne, Albany Street and North East Valley schools in Dunedin. On 9 April 1913 at Sydenham he married Rosina Collins. Late in 1917 he was drawn in the Second Ballot for Second Division Class A drafts. After Rosina died in 1947, Thorwald married Bertha Guy.
Sources
Timaru Herald, 4 December 1917 (Papers Past) [08 August 2015]; Memorial Park Cemetery burial record (Christchurch City Council) [21 December 2019], Memorial Park Cemetery headstone transcription [22 December 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 December 2019]
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