ANDREWS, Alma Edward

ANDREWS, Alma Edward

Full Name: Alma Edward

ANDREWS

Date of Birth: 09

1889

Place of birth: Albany, WA

Australia

Occupation: Loco Driver/Fireman

Address: Mornington Mills, WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Caroline ANDREWS

Next of Kin Address: Wellington Mills , WA.

Religion: Methodist/Wesleyan

Service Number: 6225/2688

Rank: 2nd Corporal

Unit/Division: 2nd A.L.R.O.C

Enlistment Date: 1918-01-15

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1918-03-13

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Disembarkation Date: 1918-05-15

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-08-31

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Service Number – 6225
20/03/1916- Application for Enlistment & Preliminary Medical Examination Perth WA
19/04/1916- To 64 Depot Blackboy Hill as Private
02/05/1916- To Signal School then returned to Depot
18/08/1916- Allocated to 20th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA as Pte
11/09/1916- Discharged from SERVICE ( Medically Unfit ).

Service Number – 2688

07/01/1918- Application to Enlist & Preliminary Medical Examination Perth, WA
15/01/1918- To Railway Corps Blackboy Hill as 2nd Corporal
13/03/1918- Embarked Melbourne, VIC aboard ” Ormonde ” bound for England via Egypt
03/05/1918- Embarked Alexandria Egypt for England.
15/05/1918- Disembarked Southampton England ex Marseilles France
16/05/1918- To Australian Railways Operations Depot Longmoor England
26/06/1918- Proceeded Overseas Calais France ex Dover England
01/07/1918- Taken on Strength 5th Australian Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company in the Field Calais France
12/07/1918- Transferred to 2nd Australian Light Railway Operating Company in the field France
10/09/1918- Detached to A.S.L.R 1st Army France
10/10/1918- Rejoined 2nd A.L.R.O.C in France ex Detachment
13/10/1918- Detached to F.L.R.T School ALDRI in the field France
19/10/1918- Rejoined A.L.R.O.C France ex Detachment
28/01/1919- Admitted 62nd Casualty Clearing Station France ( Influenza )
02/02/1919- Rejoined Unit ex Sickness
03/03/1919- Granted Leave England
20/03/1919- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
01/05/1919- Embarked Havre France to No. 3 Group Codford England
02/07/1919- Embarked England per ” Karmala ” for Return to Australia
10/08/1919- Disembarked Fremantle WA
31/08/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 21481

Victory Medal – No. 20361.