Charles George Andrew (SN 55559) was born at Warrnambool but was living in Armstrong Street Ballarat, an 18 year old clerk, when he enlisted on January 7th 1918. He trained with the 1st Depot Battalion at Broadmeadows before embarking from Melbourne on July 23rd aboard HMAT A74 Marathon with the 7th General Service (Victorian) Reinforcements. While at sea he was admitted to the ship’s hospital with a fractured clavicle; cause not recorded. On arrival in England, in September, he was allotted to the 7th Battalion as a reinforcement, but also spent time on Artillery Details. He did not reach France until after hostilities had ceased. Two weeks after the Armistice he crossed to France and served at the Australian General Base Depot then with the Pay Corps. He returned to Australia on the Raranga and disembarked at Melbourne on October 27th 1919. He died in September 1995 at the age of 95.