Place of birth: Penge, Greater London, England, England, United Kingdom

Last known residence: Penge, Greater London, England, England, United Kingdom

Country: Verenigd Koninkrijk

Force: British Expeditionary Force

Rank: Private

Service number: 225526

Enlistment place: Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Units:  —  London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers), 1st Bn.  (Last known unit)

Date of death: 14/09/1917

Place of death: Somme Farm, Belgium

Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.)

Albert Andrews was born in Penge, Greater London, England, where he continued to live until he entered the service. He was the son of Robert Andrews and Alice Andrews. He enlisted during the war at Bromley, Greater London, England, after which he joined the 1/1st Battalion London Regiment (City of London) Royal Fusiliers (17th Brigade, 24th Division).

Albert died on 14 September 1917 near Somme Farm. According to sources, the 1st Battalion was in training that day and no major fighting took place, but it is mentioned that heavy bombing took place in the early morning. He is buried in Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave 5).

1/1 Battalion London Regiment (City of London) war diary (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2949/1). http://nationalarchives.gov.uk Sources used

Soldier's Effects records (National Army Museum, Chelsea (NAM) 1901-60; NAM Accesion Number: 1991-02-333). https://www.nam.ac.uk/ Sources used

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461744

Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=19604bd8-b3fb-4a40-8d32-d2256aa73801

Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/57274