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William Lewis Andrews

Engine Room Artificer 1st Class

 

William is believed to have died of pneumonia in Nagasaki under the captivity of the Japanese in May 1943.

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Information provided by CWGC

Commonwealth War Graves Commission record:

WILLIAM LEWIS ANDREWS 
Nationality: United Kingdom 
Rank: Engine Room Artificer 1st Class 
Regiment: Royal Navy 
Unit Text: H.M.S. Exeter 
Age: 49 
Date of Death: 05/02/1943 
Service No: D/M34376 
Additional information: Son of Fred and Rosina Marian Andrews; husband of Lillian Ethel Winifred Andrews, of St. Budeaux, Plymouth. 
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead 
Grave/Memorial Reference: Brit. Sec. G. D. 7. 
Cemetery: YOKOHAMA WAR CEMETERY 

 

 

 

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