Biography:
Charles Arthur Worthington McAndrew was born 8 October 1897, the second son of Charles Worthington McAndrew, of Headley Park, Bordon, Hampshire, and Florence McAndrew, daughter of Samuel Worthington, of Buffalo, USA. His father owned a shipping line, McAndrew’s, which was later taken over by P&O. McAndrew’s two brothers were also Wykehamists: Gerald Alexander McAndrew, E 1908-1913, and Robert Louis McAndrew, E 1914-1918.
Charles came to Winchester College from Bilton Grange in the summer of 1911. He was in E House, Morshead's, and was Head of House and a Commoner Prefect in his last year. He left at Easter in 1916 to start his military training.
Charles was gazetted to the RFA in October 1916 and went to the front shortly afterwards with 24 Brigade. He fell at Vermelles, near Béthune, on 26 April 1917, aged nineteen, when a shell hit his dug-out. He is buried in grave R.7 of the Sailly-Labourse Communal Cemetery.