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William Edwards Andrewes

In memory of:

Lieutenant Colonel William Edwards Andrewes

May 30, 1942

Military Service

Age:

39

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Canadian Engineers

Additional Information

Son of William and Lulu Janes Andrewes, of Beamsville, ON, Husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. Graduate of McGill University.

Commemorated on Page 55 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY
Surrey, United Kingdom

Grave Reference:

32. B. 10.

Location:

Brookwood is 30 miles from London (M3 to Bagshot and then A322). The main entrance to Brookwood Military Cemetery is on the A324 from the village of Pirbright. Brookwood Military Cemetery is owned by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and is the largest Commonwealth war cemetery in the United Kingdom, covering approximately 37 acres. In 1917, an area of land in Brookwood Cemetery (originally The London Necropolis) was set aside for the burial of men and women of the forces of the Commonwealth and Americans, who had died, many of battle wounds, in the London district. This site was further extended to accommodate the Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War, and American, Belgian, Czech, Dutch, French and Polish plots containing the graves of Allied casualties. There are also German and Italian plots where prisoners of war lie buried.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram June 1942. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of William Andrewes– Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'

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    Photo of William Andrewes – Photo submitted for the project Operation Picture Me with the permission of McGill University from their web site, 'McGill Remembers'
  • Newspaper clipping– Source: Hamilton Spectator June 11, 1942

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    Newspaper clipping – Source: Hamilton Spectator June 11, 1942
  • Newspaper Clipping– Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper Clipping – Memorialized on the pages of the Globe and Mail. Submitted for the project, Operation Picture Me
  • Memorial– Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Memorial stair, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.
  • Stained Glass Window– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.

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    Stained Glass Window
    Stained Glass Window – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.
  • Memorial– Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario

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    Memorial – Memorial arch, Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario
  • Memorial– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.

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    Memorial
    Memorial – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.
  • War Memorial– Beamsville Ontario War Memorial

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    War Memorial
    War Memorial – Beamsville Ontario War Memorial
  • Dedication Panel– Dedication panel on the Beamsville Ontario War memorial. Sadly, it became necessary to add a panel “IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE 1939 SECOND WORLD WAR 1945”

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    Dedication Panel
    Dedication Panel – Dedication panel on the Beamsville Ontario War memorial. Sadly, it became necessary to add a panel “IN MEMORY OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE 1939 SECOND WORLD WAR 1945”
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM EDWARDS ANDREWES on the Beamsville Ontario War memorial

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    Inscription
    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Lieutenant Colonel WILLIAM EDWARDS ANDREWES on the Beamsville Ontario War memorial
  • Plaque– Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.

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    Plaque
    Plaque – Ex-cadets are named on the Memorial Arch at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario and in memorial stained glass windows to fallen comrades. 1574 Lt Col William Edward Andrewes (RMC 1923) was the son of William and Lulu James Andrewes of Beamsville, On. He was the husband of Phyllis Mary Andrewes, of Beamsville. He was a graduate of McGill University. He served with the Royal Canadian Engineers. He died on May 30, 1942 at 39 years of age. He was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery in Surrey United Kingdom.
  • Grave Marker– William Edward Andrewes final resting place, Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – William Edward Andrewes final resting place, Brookwood Cemetery, Surrey, England

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