Andrews, Alfred (A.) Photo
Rank Private
Service # 603082
Unit # 34th, 1st
Resident Chatham
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Private Alfred Andrews went to England with the 34th. Battalion in October 1915, proceeding to France in April 1916. He received shrapnel wounds in the thigh and right arm and nerve deafness by shell concussion, was admitted to Hospital in England and invalided to Canada, arriving in Halifax June 7th, 1917.

Private Alfred Andrews was given his honorable discharge July 27th, 1917, being unfit for further military service and probably permanently incapacitated.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Sources Chatham Daily Planet (20-06-1917)
Height 5' 7''
Eye Colour Blue
Age 40
Complexion Dark
Hair Dark
Race White
Birthplace Enfield Highway, England
Religion Anglican
Last Place of Employment American Pad and Textile Company, Chatham
Average Earnings $2.25 per day
Marital Status Married
Marriage Info May 26th, 1901, England
When Enlisted August 24th, 1915
Where Enlisted London, Ontario
Allowance from Patriotic Fund $28.00 per month
Next of Kin Wife- Mrs. Mary Andrews, Chatham. Children- Hetty Andrews, Elizabeth Andrews, G. William Andrews, C. David Andrews, James Andrews.

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