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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Ernest John Howard Andrews |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
Ernest John Howard |
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| Surname: |
Andrews |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
13/2156 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Trooper |
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| Next of Kin: |
H.C.N. Andrews (father), East Tamaki, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Thornton, Whakatane, New Zealand |
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| Military District: |
Auckland |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
6th Reinforcements |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
Auckland Mounted Rifles |
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| Embarkation Date: |
14 August 1915 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Willochra or Tofua |
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| Destination: |
Suez,Egypt (19 September 1915) |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
Vol1 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
16 |
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| Campaigns: |
Western Europe |
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| Military Awards: |
- 1914-1915 Star
- British War Medal (1914-1920)
- Victory Medal
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
Somme, France |
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| Date of Death: |
30 September 1916 |
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| Year of Death: |
1916 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Memorial Name: |
Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Ernest Andrews was the son of Mr and Mrs Howard Crofts N. Andrews, Auckland.
- Ernest John Howard Andrews embarked with the 6th Reinforcements of the Auckland Mounted Rifles and was part of New Zealand's first period at the Somme in 1916. He was killed in action just months after arriving, on 30th September 1916. It is likely that Andrews was part of the New Zealand group that was given the task of capturing a trench system to the left of the village of Flers. This attack began on 15 September 1916 and culminated in attacks on Grove Alley at the end of the month. Regardless,, he died in part of the offensive that has become notorious for its cost in human lives and lack of significant progress ("NZ Battlefields and Memorials of the Western Front" p 46).
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Further References: |
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| Sources Used: |
- Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
- McGibbon, I. (2001). New Zealand battlefields and memorials of the Western Front. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press in association with the History Group, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
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