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]
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 | Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force |
Andrews was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 3rd (Royal Denbigh and Flint Militia) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers (later the Royal Welch Fusiliers) in March 1896.[5] He transferred to a Regular Army commission in the Hampshire Regiment (later the Royal Hampshire Regiment) in May 1898,[6] and was promoted to lieutenant on 22 October 1899.[7] 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.[8]
During the First World War, he served with the 11th Royal Sussex Regiment and the Hampshire Regiment.[9]
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.
- ^ "No. 26720". The London Gazette. 10 March 1896. p. 1614.
- ^ "No. 26963". The London Gazette. 3 May 1898. p. 2750.
- ^ Hart′s Army list, 1903
- ^ "No. 27480". The London Gazette. 7 October 1902. p. 6346.
- ^ British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920