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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.
Dec 24, 2011 · 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.
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.
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...
Harry Stewart Fleetwood Andrews, CBE (10 November 1911 – 6 March 1989) was an English actor known for his film portrayals of tough military officers.
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.
Aug 23, 2017 · Sir Harry’s story is fascinating, and visitors must watch the entire video that plays in one of the upper story rooms. During the war, he contracted spinal meningitis and was declared dead. You really must watch the video because it’s so much better than my retelling.
Harry objected to modern warfare - killing at a distance. He preferred sword-to-sword medieval combat. He served as a medic in World War I, contracted spinal meningitis, and was declared dead in 1918.
As a conscientious objector, Andrews joined the World War I effort as a medic, 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 new drug, adrenaline, and his heart began to beat again.
