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Private Walter Andrews

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Andrews, Walter
Date of birth: 1895-12-12
Place of birth: Gardner Mines Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada
Next of kin: John Andrews, father, Gardner Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner
Address: Gardner Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death: 1918-10-11
Cause of death: Died of wounds

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 877842
Highest Rank: Private
Rank detail
  1. Private (Army).
  2. Private, 185th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Awards

Military Medal
Date of award: 1918-11-19
Source: 2nd Division Order 4332 and London Gazette 31430 dated 3.7.19

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 529543
LAC ID: 10387
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B0184-S031
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Mary Andrews, of Gardiner Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Uploader's Research notes: January 2019 - MM, BWM/VM pair and Memorial Cross offered on eBay. [Private Army Canadian Infantry 185th Battalion B Company Private Army Canadian Machine Gun Corps 2nd Machine Gun Company Military Medal ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2019-01-19