Wallace Lancelot ANDREWS, GC
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: 115829, Second Lieutenant
Unit/Occupation: 22/23 Bomb Disposal Sections, Corps of Royal Engineers
Date and Place of Birth: 13th March 1909 Bridgewater, Somerset
Family: Son of William and Josephine Victoria Cecila Andrews, of Taunton, husband of Hilda Alecia Andrews. Married with four daughters.
Early Life: Educated at St. George's, Taunton, qualified as an architect. Granted an emergency commission on 14th January 1940 and joined bomb disposal company.
Date and Place of GC Action:
The London Gazette: 17th September 1940