Name
Wilfred George Andrews
1896
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
20/04/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
S/40273
Gordon Highlanders
9th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
WANCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
IV. C. 6.
France
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Shenley Village Memorial
Pre War
Son of John and Emeline Andrews. The 1911 census shows him living at Shenley and his enlistment papers give more and show the home address as Green Street, Shenley. His occupation was retail milk on a dairy farm. Green Street links Boreham Wood with Shenley.
Wartime Service
He enlisted on 5 Jul 1916 in Cricklewood. He was killed 20 Apr 1917 only 3 days after being released from hospital at St. Pol, where he had been suffering from german measles. Admitted on 7 Apr 1917 and released on 17 Apr 1917. There are two records for this man for the same Regiment, same enlistment date and place, but with two service numbers the first 3660 the later A/40273
Additional Information
Back pay and gratuities of £13 7s 9d was paid to his mother
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams
