Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Etaples Military Cemetery | XXXI G. 5a | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.115 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 33A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
Born in the United States of America, a british subject by parentage - son of Mr. J. Andrews, of 49, Moorelands Rd., Bromley, Kent.Married in 1910
Family :
(H)(N)ettie Sophie b.1885 - Spouse from TruroProbate record: ANDREWS, David Christopher of 27 Woodland Place, Penarth, Glamorganshire. Lance Corporal with the 20th Lancashire Fusiliers, died 5th February 1918 in France. Granted at Llandaff to Hettie Sophia Andrews widow. £744 8s 7d.
Education & Career :
Assurance Agent - Prudential, Preston, Sussex (1910-11)
Insurance Superintendent, Cardiff (1913)
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 20th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Action : The Final Advance in Flanders |
28 September - 11 November 1918. As the pressure mounted in other sectors the opportunity was seized to escape the confines of the Ypres Salient. Within five days the British Second Army had pushed the Germans back over the 1917 battlefield and were advancing on Courtrai. After action at Courtrai the advance continued into Belgium until the Armistice on 11th November.
Detail :
Died of Wounds in France or Belgium. He is recorded in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission site as D.C. Andrews with the following entry: ANDREWS, Lce. Cpl. D.C., 40920. 20th Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. Died of wounds, 5th Feb, 1918. Age 30. Son of W.G. and Mrs. Andrews, of "Northcroft", Bury Rd., Alverstoke, Hants; husband of Hettie Sophia Andrews of 27, Woodland Place, Penarth. Grave Reference at Etaples Military Cemetery: XXXI. G. 5a.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Portsmouth Temperance No. 2068 E.C. | Hampshire & IOW |
| Joined : | Tennant No. 1992 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
28th February 1910 | 29th March 1910 | 25th April 1910 |
The records of the Tennant Lodge No. 1992 show that David joined on 8th May 1913 from Lodge 2068. Tennant Lodge's register at the United Grand Lodge of England shows the annotation "Died on Active Service". His Mother Lodge, Portsmouth Lodge of Temperance, shows he was initiated in February 1910, but resigned in 1913, corresponding with him joining Tennant (i.e. he let his membership run out at his Mother Lodge. His age is recorded as 24 when read, but the transcriber has misinterpreted to 34. His real birth year should be c.1884 and not c.1876.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley