Francis John Andrews

Rifleman

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of Thomas and Emily Andrews, of New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:

Sidney James Andrews, Brother, Killed in action 09/06/1917

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Rifleman Francis John Andrews, who was killed in action on August 26, was the second eldest son of the late Mr Thomas Andrews and Mrs E. Hanley. He was educated at the North-East Valley and George Street Schools. Up to the time of his enlisting with the 16th Reinforcements he was working for Messrs J. and W. Faulkner. He was a keen sport, having played football with the Alhambra and Union Clubs and cricket with C. and W. Hayward’s in the League Competition. His younger brother was killed at Messines on June 9, 1917.“ [Otago Witness, Issue 3367, 25 September 1918, Page 42]

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Casualty

Service Number:

21952

Name:

Francis John Andrews

Rank:

Rifleman

Date of Birth:

08 August 1891

Next of Kin:

Mrs Emily Hanley (mother), 2 Gladstone Road, North-east Valley, Dunedin, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Striker

Unit:

3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Date of Death:

26 August 1918

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

20 August 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 63

Vessel:

Navua

Destination:

Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Vaulx Hill Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

I. B. 24.

Cemetery Location:

France