Cpl
Albert William Andrews
Information about birth
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Date of birth: 27/04/1886 |
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Place of birth: Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Profession: Coal miner |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Corporal |
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Service number: 13903 |
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Enlistment place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom |
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Units: — South Wales Borderers, 5th Bn. (Pioneers) (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 24/07/1917 |
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Place of death: Loker, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Died of wounds (D.O.W.) |
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Age: 31 |
Cemetery
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Locre Hospice Cemetery Plot: 2 Row: A Grave: 25 |
Distinctions and medals 3
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1914-15 Star Medal |
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British War Medal Medal |
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Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Enlistment place | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
'A' company of the 5th battalion South Wales Borderers was widening and deeping a trench near Preston Road Extension. Albert was wounded during his work and was to be taken back to a hospital. Near the Locre Hospice Cemetery, field ambulances were stationed in the Convent of St. Antoine. Albert probably died of his wounds before a field ambulance could take him to the hospital and was buried there on the cemetery.
Sources 3
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5 Battalion South Wales Borderers (Pioneers) (The National Archives, Kew (TNA) WO 95/2071/1). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 372). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
More information 2
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2938214 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=5c3faf2d-db43-494b-b7cf-0a915e3b9973 |