Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Abraham Breward a shoe laster, born 1856 in Earl Shilton, Leics., and his wife Mary a shoe machinist, born 1862 in Earl Shilton, Leics. Andrew was born in 1896 in Earl Shilton, Leics., his siblings were Ellen S., born 1879, George Harry, born 1880, Eliza Ann, born 1883, May, born 1886, Joe Taylor, born 1887, John Oliver, born 1889, Elsie, born 1891, Caroline, born 1892, Lydia, born 1894, Celia, born 1894, Abraham, born 1898 and Levina A., born 1901, all his siblings were born in Earl Shilton, Leics., in March 1901 the family home was at 91, Wood Street, Earl Shilton, Leics. In April 1911 Andrew was a shoe finisher and was residing in the family home at Bog Society Land, Earl Shilton, Leics., together with his father, now a shoe riveter, his mother and siblings, Eliza, Tom, Joe, John, Elizabeth, Caroline, Lydia, Celia, Abraham, Levina and Percy, born 1904 in Earl Shilton, Leics. Andrew enlisted on the 23rd August 1915 and embarked to join the Mediteranean Expeditionary Force on the 16th February 1916, joing his unit, the Hood Battalion on the 28th February 1916 and serving with that unit until he was killed in action on the 13th November 1916. His elder brother George Harry and his younger brother Abraham both fell in action, and Joe Taylor died of wounds received in action.