Albion Earnest Andrews
Albion Earnest Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 June 1877[1] Wells, Somerset, England[2] |
| Died | 14 December 1928 (aged 51)[3] Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Allegiance | British Ceylon |
| Service/ | Ceylon Defence Force |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Hampshire Regiment |
| Commands held | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
Colonel Albion Earnest Andrews, OBE (16 June 1877 – 14 December 1928) was the 6th Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 9 February 1927 until 14 December 1928. He was succeeded by the acting G. B. Stevens.[4]
Andrews was commissioned into the British Army as a second lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment on 4 May 1898, and promoted to lieutenant on 22 October 1899.[5] He served with the 1st battalion of the regiment, was for a time seconded, but was back as a regular lieutenant in his regiment in October 1902.[6]
During the First World War, he served with the 11th Royal Sussex Regiment and the Royal Hampshire Regiment.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ UK, British Army Lists, 1882-1962
- ^ 1891 England Census
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ "Commandants". ceylondatabase.net. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27480". The London Gazette. 7 October 1902. p. 6346.
- ^ British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
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