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- Harry Andrews’ improbable but true World War I service began in an army hospital. The young man was one of the 7,000 soldiers at Camp Dix, New Jersey, who were cut down by an outbreak of deadly cerebrospinal meningitis. Andrews’ motionless body was moved to a morgue, and his records were marked "deceased" and sent to Washington.
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Harry Andrews’ improbable but true World War I service began in an army hospital. The young man was one of the 7,000 soldiers at Camp Dix, New Jersey, who were cut down by an outbreak of deadly cerebrospinal meningitis.
Aug 7, 2020 · After suffering severe burns from a wayward trash fire, he passed away two days following his injuries. Harry Andrews, Class of 1916, was revived after dying from meningitis. After several careers, he built a castle in Ohio.
Harry Andrews’ improbable but true World War I service began in an army hospital. The young man was one of the 7,000 soldiers at Camp Dix, New Jersey, who were cut down by an outbreak of deadly cerebrospinal meningitis.
Oct 8, 2015 · But, at the beginning of his military career, he contracted cerebrospinal meningitis. Andrews was presumed dead, but for some reason one of the attending physicians decided to administer a...
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Dec 30, 2019 · Harry Andrews, born April 5, 1890 served as a combat medic in WW1. In 1918, he contracted spinal meningitis so severe that the hospital declared him dead. Thankfully he was not, and recovered from his bout of the deadly disease.
Feb 4, 2020 · While serving as a medic in World War I, Sir Harry Andrews contracted spinal meningitis. Paralyzed, blind, and unable to speak, Andrews was declared dead and sent to the morgue. According to Fred Russell, a member of the Knights of the Golden Trail (KOGT) brotherhood later founded by Andrews, doctors began to perform an autopsy.
Harry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers.
