Cpl
Albert William Andrews

Information about birth

Date of birth:
27/04/1886
Place of birth:
Ross on Wye, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

General information

Profession:
Coal miner

Army information

Country:
England, United Kingdom
Force:
British Expeditionary Force
Rank:
Corporal
Service number:
13903
Enlistment place:
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Units:
 —  South Wales Borderers, 5th Bn. (Pioneers)  (Last known unit)

Information about death

Date of death:
24/07/1917
Place of death:
Loker, Belgium
Cause of death:
Died of wounds (D.O.W.)
Age:
31

Cemetery

Locre Hospice Cemetery
Plot: 2
Row: A
Grave: 25

Distinctions and medals 3

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

5 Battalion South Wales Borderers (Pioneers) (The National Archives, Kew (TNA) WO 95/2071/1).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used
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
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14).
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Sources used

More information 2