Pte
Samuel Andrews
Information about birth
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Place of birth: Oxton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
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Country: England, United Kingdom |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 19324 |
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Enlistment place: Wellington, Somerset, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — King's Shropshire Light Infantry, 5th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 17/10/1917 |
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Place of death: North of the Menin Road, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Memorial
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Tyne Cot Memorial Panel: 112 |
Points of interest 2
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My story
On the 17th of October, the 5th battalion of the King's Shropshire Light Infantry was located at the support trenches North of the Menin Road (J14 d.90.20). There was very active enemy artillery, and gasshells fell in the vicinity of the Battalion Headquarters (J14 d.90.20). It was probably during these attacks that private Samuel Andrews died.
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/846169 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=33d11a50-00cb-4229-a20d-2c886636e0a3 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/60292 |