Herbert
Edwin
Andrew
Born in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Son of Ernest Everard Andrew
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Benjamin Wilford Andrew
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 30
in At Sea
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Aug 2019
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Biography
Herbert Andrew was a Prisoner of War during World War II.
Herbert Andrew died as a prisoner of war on the Montevideo Maru during the Second World War.
Herbert Edwin Andrew was born in 1912 in Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Son of Ernest Everard Andrew and Henrietta Andrew, of Echuca, Victoria
When he applied to enlist in the Australian Army at Melbourne Town Hall on 19 Jan 1940, he was a single bank officer with the State Savings Bank of Victoria, living in Euchuca, Victoria with his father, Ernest Everard Andrew. He had black hair and brown eyes. Ernest was enlisted on 28 Jun 1940 as a Private and was assigned to the Infantry as VX26890 and allocated to 2/22Bn. He disembarked in Rabaul in the Territory of New Guinea on 26 Apr 1941 and was promoted Lance Cpl on 22 Jun 1941.
When the Japanese invaded New Britain in Jan 1942, Ernest was a member of A Coy, 2/22Bn and was captured at Keravat and became a Prisoner of War. He died on board the "Montevideo Maru" when it was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of the Philippines on 01 Jul 1942, en route from Rabaul to Hainan where he was destined for forced labour.
Sources
- Birth - UK GRO BDM Birth index - ANDREW, HERBERT EDWIN; GILL; GRO Reference: 1912 M Quarter in HAVERFORDWEST Volume 11A Page 2907
- WW2 Australian Army Service record - National Archives of Australia - ANDREW HERBERT EDWIN : Service Number - VX26890 : Date of birth - 19 Jan 1912 : Place of birth - FISHGUARD WALES : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - ANDREW ERNEST - http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?O=I&Number=6218114
- Roll of Honour - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1693464
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission - https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2615319/herbert-edwin-andrew/
- Virtual War Memorial Australia: https://vwma.org.au/explore/people/618198
- The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial (https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/ : accessed 7 Mar 2024) database entry for Herbert Edwin Andrew
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