ANDREW, William
(Service number 46644)
| First Rank | Sergeant | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10 December 1896 | Place of Birth | Pleasant Point |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pleasant Point | ||
| Occupation | Blacksmith | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs William ANDREW (wife), care of Mrs Beauchamp, 57 Rugby Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | |||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 October 1976 | Age | 79 years |
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| Place of Death | Auckland | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Purewa Crematorium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
William Andrew was born on 10 December 1896 at Pleasant Point, the youngest son of William Bradley and Margaret Home Richmond Dale (née Anderson) Andrew. He was educated at Pleasant Point School. William married Christina May Wells on 14 July 1917 at St Mary’s Church, Timaru. A month later he embarked for the Front.
In January 1919 his father received notice of his imminent return. W. Andrew, of Pleasant Point, returned home in Draft 211, with over a thousand men aboard, per the “Briton” which was due at Lyttelton in late January 1919. His son, Will Andrew, died in Scotland on active service in 1943. His oldest daughter, Margaret May Andrew, also served in World War II and married in Italy. William, himself, served in World War II.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 September 2020; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 23 & 25 January 1919 (Papers Past) [08 & 13 September 2020]
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