Albion Earnest Andrews | |
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Born | 16 June 1877
[1] Wells, Somerset, England [2] |
Died | 14 December 1928[3] Chertsey, Surrey, England | (aged 51)
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 into the 3rd ( Militia) Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers (later the Royal Welch Fusiliers) in March 1896. [5] He transferred to 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]
Albion Earnest Andrews | |
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Born | 16 June 1877
[1] Wells, Somerset, England [2] |
Died | 14 December 1928[3] Chertsey, Surrey, England | (aged 51)
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 into the 3rd ( Militia) Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers (later the Royal Welch Fusiliers) in March 1896. [5] He transferred to 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]