Andrew Wallace Shearer

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First Name:

Andrew

Middle Name:

Wallace

Last Name:

Shearer

Date of Birth:

Tuesday, January 26, 1892

Mother's Name:

Harriett Shearer nee Roser

Father's Name:

Gavin Shearer

Date Enlisted:

Wednesday, November 10, 1915

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Lance Corporal

Unit:

33rd Battalion

Company:

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Saturday, December 25, 1982

Place of Death:

Moree, N.S.W.

Details:

Andrew Shearer (Service No 1497), was born in Avondale, N.S.W.

At enlistment, he was 23 years old and worked as a grazier.

In 1916, Andrew married Ethel Christie, in Parramatta, N.S.W.

He embarked on HMAT A74 Marathon, with the 33rd Battalion Machine Gun Section, on 4th May 1916. Andrew arrived in England on 9th July 1916, joining 33rd Battalion Machine Gun Section, A Company, in France, on 21st October 1916. On 28th January 1917, he was wounded in action. Andrew was treated for abrasions to his knee, and was back on duty on 8th February. He was promoted to Lance Corporal on 19th June 1917.

Andrew was wounded a second time at Passchendaele, Belgium, on 12th October 1917. He was evacuated to hospital in England, for treatment of gun shot wounds to his right arm and shoulder. Andrew was repatriated to Australia in May 1918, and after further treatment, he was discharged medically unfit on 6th November 1918.

Andrew and Ethel had one child.

Andrew died in Moree, N.S.W., in 1982, and is buried in Collarenabri Cemetery, Collarenabri, N.S.W.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, SHEARER ANDREW WALLACE