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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Andrews Frederick
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|Surname and forenames=Andrews Frederick Alexander Crawford
 
|Army number=4076840
 
|Army number=4076840
|Rank=Pte
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|Rank=Private.
|Date of birth=Not yet known.
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|Date of birth=Born 19/8/1914 at Clydach near Swansea (Wales).  Mother's maiden surname Field.  Birth registered at Crickhowell.  Baptised 9/9/1914 at Arndiffaith & Varteg, Monmouthshire.
|Age=0
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|Age=65 at the time of his death.
|Unit=Joined the Monmouthshire Regiment, enlisted 24/3/1936, posted 3rd Monmouths.  Served Normandy.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, posted 10th Bn DLI.  Posted ? Bn DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion.  Class Z Army Reserve 29/1/1946.
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|Unit=Joined the Monmouthshire Regiment - enlisted 24/3/1936, and posted to the 3rd Battalion Monmouths.  Served Normandy.  Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI.  Posted 9th Bn DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion.  Posted missing 21/1/1945.  Known to have been taken Prisoner of War.  Repatriated to the UK.  Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 29/1/1946.
|Joined Brigade=01-Jul-44.
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|Decorations=None known beyond Service Awards.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
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|Company/Battery=Company not yet ascertained.
|Home address=No family information as yet.
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|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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|Task or role=Not known but probably Rifleman, 9th DLI - possibly Platoon Sergeant.
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|Joined Brigade=1/7/1944.
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|Promotions=Sergeant.
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|Wounded=Yes - while with 9th DLI 21/1/1945, when he was also captured.
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|Prisoner of War=Yes-Stalag XIB then moved to Stalag 357 Kopernikus (Poland) on 22/1/1945.  PoW Number 2521 then 50313.
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|Died/Killed in action=Died in Ealing, London on 14/7/1980.  Death registered in Acton.  Probate granted in Brighton 3/9/1980.
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|Home address=Father - William Frederick Andrews, mother Jane Field.
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
|Source table=10DLI
 
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Family information research has been hampered by there being several men with the same name in Wales at the time of his initial enlistment.
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Grateful thanks are due to Jim Tuckwell for additional research material on this soldier.

Latest revision as of 17:22, 6 February 2022

Personnel Entry

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Name Andrews Frederick Alexander Crawford
Army number 4076840
Rank Private.
Decorations None known beyond Service Awards.
Date of birth Born 19/8/1914 at Clydach near Swansea (Wales). Mother's maiden surname Field. Birth registered at Crickhowell. Baptised 9/9/1914 at Arndiffaith & Varteg, Monmouthshire.
Age 65 at the time of his death.
Unit Joined the Monmouthshire Regiment - enlisted 24/3/1936, and posted to the 3rd Battalion Monmouths. Served Normandy. Transferred to The Durham Light Infantry 1/7/1944, and posted to the 10th Battalion DLI. Posted 9th Bn DLI on the disbandment of 10th Battalion. Posted missing 21/1/1945. Known to have been taken Prisoner of War. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 29/1/1946.
Company/Battery Company not yet ascertained.
Platoon or other sub-unit Not yet known.
Task or role Not known but probably Rifleman, 9th DLI - possibly Platoon Sergeant.
Joined Brigade 1/7/1944.
Promotions Sergeant.
Wounded Yes - while with 9th DLI 21/1/1945, when he was also captured.
Prisoner of War Yes-Stalag XIB then moved to Stalag 357 Kopernikus (Poland) on 22/1/1945. PoW Number 2521 then 50313.
Died/Killed in action Died in Ealing, London on 14/7/1980. Death registered in Acton. Probate granted in Brighton 3/9/1980.
Home address Father - William Frederick Andrews, mother Jane Field.
Source table 10DLI

Grateful thanks are due to Jim Tuckwell for additional research material on this soldier.