David
Andrew
Born in Campbeltown, Argyll, Scotland
Ancestors 
Brother of
John Hunter Andrew
Died
at age 30
in France
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2021
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Biography
Private David Andrew served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Service ended: Oct. 26, 1917
Service started:
Unit(s): The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
Service ended: Oct. 26, 1917
David Andrew died of wounds in France during World War I.
David was born in 1887. He was the son of Matthew Andrew and Margaret Hunter. [1]
World War I
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| David is listed at the Campbeltown War Memorial |
He died of battle wounds Oct 26, 1917 in France fighting with the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), First Battalion. [2] [3]
His cousin William was also killed in France in 1916.
Sources
- ↑ ScotlandsPeople Statutory registers - Births Ref# 507/ 190. (Fee required for Details)
- DAVID ANDREW
- June 16, 1887
- Saddell St, Campbeltown
- Father: Matthew Andrew, Ironmonger, Master
- Mother: Margaret Hunter
- Marriage: June 25, 1879, Campbeltown
- ↑ Commonwealth Graves Commission
- PRIVATE DAVID ANDREW
- Service Number: G/27695
- Regiment & Unit/Ship: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1st Bn.
- Died: 26 October 1917
- Age: 30 years old
- Buried: HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY, IXA. H. 7. Belgium
- Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Andrew, of "Broombrae," Caerlaverock Rd., Prestwick, Ayrshire. Born at Campbeltown.
- Personal Inscription:
- A GOOD SOLDIER OF JESUS CHRIST CALLED TO HIGHER
- ↑ British and Irish Military Databases. The Naval and Military Press Ltd. Accessed on ancestry.com, March 2021.
Ancestry Record 1543 #341733 (requires subscription).
- Name: David Andrew
- Birth Place: Campbelltown, Argyleshire
- Death Date: 26 Oct 1917
- Death Place: France and Flanders
- Enlistment Place: Glasgow
- Rank: Private
- Regiment: Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment
- Battalion: 1st Battalion
- Regimental Number: G/27695
- Type of Casualty: Killed in action
- Theatre of War: Western European Theatre
- Find A Grave: Memorial #12533043: accessed 30 March 2021, memorial page for Private David Andrew (16 Jun 1887–26 Oct 1917), citing Hooge Crater Cemetery, Ypres (Ieper), Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium ; Maintained by Joelle Colville-Hanson (contributor 48735492) .
- Kintyre World War I Honour Roll
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