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Elisha Andrews
Information about birth
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Year of birth: 1885 |
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Place of birth: Teignmouth, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom |
General information
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Last known residence: 10 Boscawen Place, Teignmouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
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Profession: Bricklayer |
Army information
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Country: Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Force: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rank: Private |
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Service number: 11813 |
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Enlistment place: Heavitree, Exeter, England, United Kingdom |
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Units: — Devonshire Regiment, 1st Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
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Date of death: 04/10/1917 |
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Place of death: Cameron House Beselare, Belgium |
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Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Age: 32 |
Cemetery
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Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: LIX Row: F Grave: 46 |
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 5
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| #5 | Sterfteplaats |
My story
lisha Andrews was born in April 1885 in Teignmouth, Devon, England. He was the son of Elisha and Eliza Andrews. Elisha had 10 other brothers and sisters: John Frederick Andrews (born 1873), Florence Eliza Andrews (born 1874), Florrie E. Andrews (born around 1876) Maude Annie Andrews (born 1876), Thomas William Andrews (born 1880), Sopton), Soph) Andrews (born 1882), Lilly Beatrice Andrews (born 1884), Ethel Amelia Andrews (born 1887), Eliza Andrews (born 1888) and Mary Ann Netting Andrews (born 1893). In 1911, Elisha married Beatrice Florence (Milton) Andrews. They moved to 10 Boscawen Place, Teignmouth, Devon, England. Together they had three children: Beatrice May Andrews (born 1912), Reginald E. Andrews (born 1913) and Phyllis Andrews (born 1915). Elisha worked as a bricklayer. In 1915, Elisha registered with the British Expeditionary Force in Heavitree, Exeter, England. During the war, Elisha took service in 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment (95th Brigade, 5th Division).
Elisha died on Thursday, October 4, 1917, during the Battle of Broodseinde. This battle was part of the Battle of Passendale. After the successful advance at the end of September 1917 at the Meenseweg and the Polygoonbos, an attack was now planned to take the German racks on the Heuvelrug of Broodseinde and the villages Zonnebeke, Gravenstafel and Poelkapelle.
During this battle, the 5th Division attacked with the 13th Brigade and the 95th Brigade. This brigade attacked with the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and the 1st Battalion Duke or Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment; The 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment was in support and the 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment was in reserve. The German 19th Reserve Division was about to attack the 5th Division when the bombing started. As a result, the Germans suffered many victims.
At 6 am on October 4, the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment advanced from their starting positions, which were located between Carlisle Farm and Northampton Farm, to attack the German statements. The end goal, the line between Juniper Wood and Poezelhoek, was reached by the left and right companies of the battalion. But due to heavy rifle and machine gun fire on their right side in Polderhoek Château, the battalion was forced to fall back on the line from Jut Farm to Polderhoek. This line was very close to Cameron House (Beselare), the place where Elisha was killed in the fight. The line consolidated itself during the afternoon and the night. They could also connect to the 1st Battalion Duke or Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment on their left and with the 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers on their right side.
At 6 pm, Germans advanced for a counterattack in the Reutelbeek Valley k to the east of Château Wood. However, the battalions pushed forward sent an SOS signal that was repeated by other battalions and the artillery. As a result, the Germans were unable to reach the positions of the battalions. An hour later, around 7 pm, a hole was discovered between the 1st Battalion Duke or Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment and the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment. This gap was then filled by the 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment that emerged from Cameron House (Beselare). The Germans were able to launch a total of 8 counterattacks and regained the site they had lost on Polderhoek Spur. When the evening falls, the front line drew along the west side of Cameron Covert and just west of Château Wood.
The Battle of Broodseinde caused 311 victims: 194 soldiers were injured, 1 soldier was wounded and was missing, 52 soldiers were missing, 8 soldiers were injured that they were believed and 56 soldiers died, including 32-year-old Elisha Andrews. His body was found near Molenaarelsthoek, in Zonnebeke. He is reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery (plot LIX, row F, grave 46).
Elisha died on Thursday, October 4, 1917, during the Battle of Broodseinde. This battle was part of the Battle of Passendale. After the successful advance at the end of September 1917 at the Meenseweg and the Polygoonbos, an attack was now planned to take the German racks on the Heuvelrug of Broodseinde and the villages Zonnebeke, Gravenstafel and Poelkapelle.
During this battle, the 5th Division attacked with the 13th Brigade and the 95th Brigade. This brigade attacked with the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment and the 1st Battalion Duke or Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment; The 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment was in support and the 12th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment was in reserve. The German 19th Reserve Division was about to attack the 5th Division when the bombing started. As a result, the Germans suffered many victims.
At 6 am on October 4, the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment advanced from their starting positions, which were located between Carlisle Farm and Northampton Farm, to attack the German statements. The end goal, the line between Juniper Wood and Poezelhoek, was reached by the left and right companies of the battalion. But due to heavy rifle and machine gun fire on their right side in Polderhoek Château, the battalion was forced to fall back on the line from Jut Farm to Polderhoek. This line was very close to Cameron House (Beselare), the place where Elisha was killed in the fight. The line consolidated itself during the afternoon and the night. They could also connect to the 1st Battalion Duke or Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment on their left and with the 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers on their right side.
At 6 pm, Germans advanced for a counterattack in the Reutelbeek Valley k to the east of Château Wood. However, the battalions pushed forward sent an SOS signal that was repeated by other battalions and the artillery. As a result, the Germans were unable to reach the positions of the battalions. An hour later, around 7 pm, a hole was discovered between the 1st Battalion Duke or Cornwall's Light Infantry Regiment and the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment. This gap was then filled by the 1st Battalion East Surrey Regiment that emerged from Cameron House (Beselare). The Germans were able to launch a total of 8 counterattacks and regained the site they had lost on Polderhoek Spur. When the evening falls, the front line drew along the west side of Cameron Covert and just west of Château Wood.
The Battle of Broodseinde caused 311 victims: 194 soldiers were injured, 1 soldier was wounded and was missing, 52 soldiers were missing, 8 soldiers were injured that they were believed and 56 soldiers died, including 32-year-old Elisha Andrews. His body was found near Molenaarelsthoek, in Zonnebeke. He is reburied on Tyne Cot Cemetery (plot LIX, row F, grave 46).
Sources 6
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1 Battalion Devonshire Regiment war diary (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1579/3). http://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), WO372). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG13). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
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McCarthy, Chris. Passchendaele: The Day by Day Account (Londen: Arms & Armour Press, 1995), p. 109. Sources used |
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Soldier's Effects records (National Army Museum, Chelsea (NAM) 1901-60; NAM Accesion Number: 1991-02-333). https://www.nam.ac.uk/ Sources used |
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War Office and Air Ministry: Service Medal and Award Rolls, First World War(the National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 329). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
More information 3
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/461746 |
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Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=26eda8cc-91c4-40b7-a494-d3d23c62cc85 |
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Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/58484 |