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Christopher Andrews

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Chief Engineer on the Archilles. Back on Leave.

Christopher andrews

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Christopher AWMM
  • Surname
    Andrews AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 1521 AWMM
    • WWII NZD1521 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 February 1916 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Mary; father of David, Carolyn, John and Liz

    Cenotaph database record compiled from information in the Death Notice AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 March 2007 AWMM
    Age 91 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Obituary
    Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 March 2007 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • This is my father in law My late husband David Christopher Andrews was his eldest son, His grandson is Chris Harold Andrews. We are thrilled to see his name on the War Memorial as he was crew on the Achilles during the battle of the river plate.
    Public - Auriel - Other relative - 25 April 2020
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Sources

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    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 15 March 2007 AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM

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25 April 2020AurielAucklandOther relative
25 April 2020Elizabeth mayshelly beach auckland NZChild

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