| Service number | 3346 |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Wentworthville |
| Death Date | 1917-09-26 |
| Death Place | Belgium |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Imperial Force |
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| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | First World War, 1914-1918 |
Private John Lancelot Andrews
Description
Private John Lancelot Andrews (3346, 54th Battalion) was a clerk from Taree, NSW, who claimed to be 18 years 11 months on enlistment in February 1916. He arrived on the Western Front in the first week of August 1917, and was a member of the 54th Battalion Lewis gun section. He was killed in action by German artillery in a support line at Polygon Wood on 26 September 1917, aged just 16 years and 8 months. He is buried in the New Irish Farm Cemetery, Belgium.
Rolls
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Files:
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 54th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of enlistment | 29 December 1916 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of embarkation | 24 January 1917 | |
| Date of death | 26 September 1917 | |
| Date of fate | 26 September 1917 |